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infofarmertoday at 6:06 AM2 repliesview on HN

Exacerbated by astonishing overuse for anything from a 2-minute endoscopy to a 15-minute hand surgery. The pursuit of “comfort” at the cost of fractional lobotomy.


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normie3000today at 6:12 AM

One of the joys of private healthcare: I've seen general anaesthesia used to allow the patient to claim on their inpatient cover instead of their (exhausted) outpatient cover.

noduermetoday at 6:08 AM

You're suggesting people undergo endoscopy without anesthesia? You go first, bud.

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