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Conscious sedation, which is not the same thing as general anesthesia, is often used for endoscopy: https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/patient-information/...
And sometimes it doesn't work. Patients are then given the option of going ahead without sedation, or rescheduling for general anaesthesia.
Not only for survival but to lower the risk of permanent brain damage after incidents.
It's nothing new and I wonder when it's going to be taken more seriously as an emergency response as obviously there is something going on here.
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Conscious sedation, which is not the same thing as general anesthesia, is often used for endoscopy: https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/patient-information/...
And sometimes it doesn't work. Patients are then given the option of going ahead without sedation, or rescheduling for general anaesthesia.
Surgery uses propofol plus a gas anesthesia for "general anesthesia", but it is considered "general anesthesia" even if only propofol is used.
"Survival" here being, of course, not a black-and-white thing: > Outcome and Follow-Up > On day 59, the boy was discharged to inpatient neurorehabilitation. At 6-month follow-up, he was giving short commands, standing without support, riding a tricycle, eating soft foods, and relearning simple tasks. Peripheral neuromuscular weakness continued to improve.
Yes, I already feared that when I read "the child recovered" instead of "the child fully recovered" in the summary.
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While I don't know, I suspect the boy's parents do not share your views. He is able to ride a tricycle and improving.
Neither of us knows. That's the difficult bit in topics like these. None of us is psychic and can tell what'll happen next. Will he be happy and healthy? Or will he have anger issues, meltdowns or exhibit destructive behavior to himself and surrounding loved ones due to neurological damage? We always hope for the best. I hope the boy recovers well. But there are no guarantees in life.
It's entirely possible for all of the above to occur even without any neurological damage. It wouldn't even be uncommon enough to point to neurological damage as an unambiguous cause.
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Could you elaborate on specific effects?
Lots of replies to this comment so i won't reply to everyone. brain fogs, migraines/headaches, memory problems. sudden attitude changes, lifestyle changes. divorces from a partner suddenly hating everything about the other partner. fatigue, mental fatigue. Just to name a few. Not everyone i know has the same issues, some are worse then others. If its so rare i don't see how everyone in my small circle all got permane…
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Neither of us knows. That's the difficult bit in topics like these. None of us is psychic and can tell what'll happen next. Will he be happy and healthy? Or will he have anger issues, meltdowns or exhibit destructive behavior to himself and surrounding loved ones due to neurological damage? We always hope for the best. I hope the boy recovers well. But there are no guarantees in life.
>Or will he have anger issues, meltdowns or exhibit destructive behavior to himself and surrounding loved ones due to neurological damage? It's entirely possible for all of the above to occur even without any neurological damage. It wouldn't even be uncommon enough to point to neurological damage as an unambiguous cause.
Something similar happened recently in Norway. A tourist was found severely cold in the mountains, in a storm where extracting him took hours. After a while hypothermia got to him, his heart stopped, and only 8 hours later they got it starting again, was technically dead for 20 hours. In this case, it looks to have gone well with the person afterwards. They say you're not dead until you're warm and dead. News article…
Wonder at which point we'll start adding PLB / airtags to clothing themselves. Decent jacket already cost way more than electronics. Satellite communications approaching cost of 0. If you venturing somewhere risky - kinda makes sense to have PLB built in.
Still, that recovery sounds rough on everyone involved.
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I feel you, I also unfortunately have experiences with that. It has profoundly changed my view on living, especially how I want to be treated when someday I'm heavily sick. A family member in a coma takes a heavy toll on you, emotionally and financially. They are simultaneously there and not there. If they did not write down how they want to be treated you can never make a decision where you are sure what's right, or…
> For me, the decision is clear: when I'm not able to make my own decisions turn everything off and let me die. And what if you might be able to make decisions again tomorrow. Or the day after? Or in two weeks time.. ? These things are never all that 'clear'.