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Has anyone gone under anesthesia for surgery, and awaken to find out there was an 'issue' during surgery, and you now have a 9 stitch cut under your tongue ?
What could possibly cause this ?
The medical staff was quite vague about the issue.
If I recall correctly, there was an issue with the incubator, and possibly when they tried to put it down the esophagus, the patient was cut 9 stitches long under the tongue ?
Does this make sense ?
Is there something else that could cause a 9 stitch cut under the tongue while using an incubator during surgery ?
Just to be clear, the surgery was not on the mouth at all. The surgery sight was on the neck. But somehow, completely unplanned and unrelated to the neck surgery, the patients mouth was cut.
Has anyone had this happen to you or someone you know ?
They could have been careless while intubating, they could have shoved the tube under the tongue if they were not paying attention. I would speak with the doctor or file a complaint with the hospital.
perhaps careless accidental placement of the blade of the laryngoscope in preparation for intubation, although to cause an injury that requires 9 stitches would be going some...
Occasionally injuries happen during an intubation procedure. What does the surgeon say?
The surgeon didn't speak of it. The nurses mentioned it after the patient woke up.
I think the patient has to pay an ER type visit on this according to the insurance plan. Since they had to pull a doctor from the ER or another floor, and stitch up the patient, the hospital billed it separate than the surgery, and it is costing the patient literally either $500 or $750 extra on top of the originally planned surgery bill. (the insurance company charges $500 or $750 CASH from the patient for ER type visits) This was quite an expensive whoops, especially since the patient was unconscience.
The patient needs to speak to Patient Relations or whatever that hospital calls them. Protest the extra charge and request they remove it from the bill. They should be too afraid of a lawsuit to argue much.
The surgeon didn't speak of it. The nurses mentioned it after the patient woke up.
I think the patient has to pay an ER type visit on this according to the insurance plan. Since they had to pull a doctor from the ER or another floor, and stitch up the patient, the hospital billed it separate than the surgery, and it is costing the patient literally either $500 or $750 extra on top of the originally planned surgery bill. (the insurance company charges $500 or $750 CASH from the patient for ER type visits) This was quite an expensive whoops, especially since the patient was unconscience.
So the patient or the family didn't ask to speak to the surgeon about the injury when he or she visited post-op? Why wouldn't the operating surgeon do the repair? Sorry, this doesn't make sense. Plus, if it was a repair to an injury caused by whomever intubated the patient, there would be no charge.
I agree with SouthernBelleInUtah, it's definitely worth a try.
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