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Ilsa

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10. Every time I've had outpatient surgery,

Sun Jan 8, 2017, 08:01 PM

Jan 2017

I was made to get up to ambulate to the bathroom and pee.

"Patient is awake, oriented to circumstances, able to void," was probably in the nurses'notes every time.

I cannot imagine how they could send her home before gaining consciousness. I don't care what her insurance status was -- they took her as a patient! You can't stop a procedure halfway through and say, "Oh, that piece of sterile gauze threw her over her annual maximum! Close her up!"

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A 9 yr. old girl died after a tonsillectomy; the hospital had sent her home even though [View all] pnwmom Jan 2017 OP

I'm not a doctor HassleCat Jan 2017 #1

I am pretty sure a good lawyer will uncover the issue. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #14

If she was going to regain consciousness in 15 minutes, she could have waited in recovery longer. TheBlackAdder Jan 2017 #30

Something is definitely up with this metroins Jan 2017 #2

my son was 12 when he had his tonsils removed. the DesertFlower Jan 2017 #3

What you can expect FarCenter Jan 2017 #5

Our kid had that kind of surgery. Igel Jan 2017 #7

things have really changed. DesertFlower Jan 2017 #29

Not a Doctor Best_man23 Jan 2017 #4

Our daughter had her tonsils out in the morning, and we watched other kids pnwmom Jan 2017 #6

"Not a doctor", and someone(s) involved with her 'care' shouldn't be either ck4829 Jan 2017 #9

Not good. It's one thing if a kid is alert, etc., but how do you let an unconscious kid go? Assume Hoyt Jan 2017 #8

Every time I've had outpatient surgery, Ilsa Jan 2017 #10

this story doesn't sound right Horse with no Name Jan 2017 #11

My daughter had the surgery around 7, and they didn't release her pnwmom Jan 2017 #12

Here's another article with a bit more information, won't know 'til autopsy is done uppityperson Jan 2017 #13

That's a good article, thanks. Did you notice this part: pnwmom Jan 2017 #20

I was wondering if race would be an issue in this...n/t dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #21

Most hospitals aren't licensed as retail pharmacies Horse with no Name Jan 2017 #26

When a hospital prescribes this for a surgery patient they should direct them pnwmom Jan 2017 #36

Actually it is Horse with no Name Jan 2017 #37

Then every hospital should get a license and have one pnwmom Jan 2017 #39

"Snow began to fall harder. Roads were bad." I'd hate to think that the staff rushed her out Tanuki Jan 2017 #38

I just checked to make sure it was std. to do surgery like that as an outpatient, and it is. napi21 Jan 2017 #15

Yes, it is out-patient Lithos Jan 2017 #17

The article lacks information... Lithos Jan 2017 #16

Not everyone can leave as quickly as your child, even when everything pnwmom Jan 2017 #19

This is something I know a lot about. AngryAmish Jan 2017 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author KittyWampus Jan 2017 #22

Clearly something went tragically wrong, Ms. Toad Jan 2017 #23

I've been under anesthesia once (to get my wisdom teeth removed) and I don't have any Midwestern Democrat Jan 2017 #24

It is personal experience I based my comment on Ms. Toad Jan 2017 #28

This seems like an oddly specific thing for them to say -- pnwmom Jan 2017 #40

She wasn't fully conscious. And they would have wheeled her out in a pnwmom Jan 2017 #31

Let me guess: limited health insurance, coupled w/ a private hospital trying to save money. baldguy Jan 2017 #25

Wow. Snackshack Jan 2017 #27

Unbelievable! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #32

When my daughter had her tonsils out they waited all day pnwmom Jan 2017 #33

I'm glad they acted responsibly with your daughter! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #34

That's why my heart breaks for this mother. I still remember pnwmom Jan 2017 #35