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Originally posted by john_cramer
Moses,
Can that really be true?
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Sure. But the vast majority of those deaths are with the critically ill who are essentially "circling the drain". The patient is in multiple system failure and all the specialist are scrambling to make sure "thier" organ failure isn't the one that kills the patient. Eventually someone aspirates or throws an embolus or the doc isn't quick enough to change meds or check the potassium level and then it's game over. Also, every medication over or underdose is technically a physician error.
If you have any interest in medicine,
The House of God , by Samuel Shem is a must read.