Joan Rivers and her coma

[hoosierdoc]

You have probably read Joan suffered a cardiac arrest during a procedure on Friday. It sounds like they were going to look at her vocal cords with a scope. We do this in awake patients all the time. I'm not quite sure why they were sedating her or what they planned to do, but she went into cardiac arrest. She was brought back and then placed in a medical coma and likely underwent therapeutic hypothermia protocol to try to salvage brain function. They are now waking her up and will see what, if any, neurologic function she has left. I'm expecting family to withdraw care after they've spoken to enough lawyers and five second opinions on her status.

They are considering a lawsuit for the "botched" procedure. I am curious as to what type of physician was doing this, what exactly they were doing, and why she was sedated. I'm guessing she requested it, but it's a wild guess.

understand that no medical procedure is 100% safe and if you don't want complications, don't have elective procedures done. I hope she recovers well, but it's highly unlikely.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Probably not, other than to condition her to have medical procedures done

 

[Dr.Midnight]

I couldn't stand Ms. Rivers professionally, but life is precious and I hope she is somehow able to recover.

 

[Dead Duck]

"[STRIKE]Can We Talk[/STRIKE]?"

"We Can't Talk Anymore."

 

[HoughMade]

Joan Rivers once said that upon her passing, she wanted her body to be donated to Tupperware.

She had some funny lines over the years.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Is it too soon?

If Joan could talk now, what would she say?


"I said, 'I've gotta Sneeze, ya' - NOT - 'Anesthesia'!"

 

[vanguard2010]

They announced on CNN that she has died.

 

[mrjarrell]

Joan Rivers Dies At Age 81 | Mediaite

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

She was smart as a whip and she was usually great on The Tonight Show back in the day.

 

[forgop]

They are considering a lawsuit for the "botched" procedure.

Of course they are. That's what douchebags do before she's dead. It's all about the money.

 

[1911ly]

She was one of those that seemed like she would be around for ever. I am not a big fan. But she was legend.

I spent 24 hours in a medically induced coma about 6 years ago. I was the third patient at our hospital to have it done. It saved my life!

RIP

 

[chezuki]

RIP. As goofy as some of her later work was, she really was a legend in the industry and a pioneer for female comics.

 

[ModernGunner]

R.I.P. Joan.

One thing about Rivers, she was an 'equal opportunity offender'. Virtually no one escaped her acerbic wit.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Of course they are. That's what douchebags do before she's dead. It's all about the money.

I suppose that if you went in to have a mole removed and woke up to find out that a mistake had been made and you were now a girl, you wouldn't even consider a lawsuit?

'Cause you wouldn't wanna be lumped in with those "other" people.

 

[HoughMade]

People who are 81 (or over 70, for that matter) should not take general anesthesia lightly.

 

[drop45]

She gone

 

[forgop]

I suppose that if you went in to have a mole removed and woke up to find out that a mistake had been made and you were now a girl, you wouldn't even consider a lawsuit?

'Cause you wouldn't wanna be lumped in with those "other" people.

I think it's ridiculous to even use the word lawsuit until long after a full investigation takes place. Threatening lawsuits before ones body is buried is a BS move in my opinion. Grieve and do the things you need to do and the rest of it will all play itself out in the end. If it was determined later on that something was done with regards to negligence or what have you, go for it.

 

[hoosierdoc]

People who are 81 (or over 70, for that matter) should not take general anesthesia lightly.

bingo.

 

[NyleRN]

Joan Rivers once said that upon her passing, she wanted her body to be donated to Tupperware.

She had some funny lines over the years.

Michael Jackson already beat her to it. They melted him down and made legos out of him. Now the kids can finally play with him

 

[forgop]

bingo.

Can an exception be made when the parts being operated on or thereabouts being filled with silicone and/or botox?

She is the most hideous excuse I've ever seen of why not to have plastic surgery.