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What would happen if your surgeon just left in the middle of surgery? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Say you’re having major surgery, like installing some new ribs, and half way through the surgery, while your chest is wide open, the surgeon just leaves. Like he just decides to go home and leave you there.

Eventually you’ll wake up, right? You’ll wake up with your chest open, probably in a lot of pain.

Would you die? If you manage to stay calm and just lie there patiently, how long could you survive? Besides something like an infection, what would be the things that could kill you in that situation?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

There would be a resident that could close you up, but maybe skip the discount surgeon with his degree from Hollywood Upstairs Medical School.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The knee bone's connected to the .. something. The something's connected to the .. red thing. The red thing's connected to my .. wristwatch. Uh-oh

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Google and YouTube are your friend lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They certainly are! Meet Dr. Nick Riviera, who received his medical degree from the Hollywood Upstairs Medical College:

https://youtu.be/vo2v1CBooSA

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I think a more serious and probable question is what would happen if your doctor had a heart attack during surgery. Doesn't take a degree from Hollywood Upstairs Medical School for that to happen!