such a sad story

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i know it, it's awful. i cannot imagine a worse pain than losing a child. my heart goes out to that poor family. just a tragedy. who the hell dies from a freaking tonsillectomy?!

Gawker has a piece up about this right now and in the comments section, a surgical resident said that there are so many blood vessels in that part of the body that post surgical bleeding is not surprising- from what I read, the girl awoke after surgery, started bleeding and went into cardiac arrest.

I'm not defending the hospital; I hope there's a full investigation (a real one) and that if there's cause the family sues (I imagine they will anyway), but it's a reminder that surgery is never something to be regarded lightly. Sometimes the doctors do everything right and the patient still dies.