Death After Anesthesia - when Doctors Puff

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In the past ten years, 21 patients have died after general anesthesia in doctor's practices because medical standards have been ignored. Report Mainz research shows this. Six patients thus suffered severe brain damage.

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The supposedly harmless visit to the dentist can end fatally for patients. Every year, after general anesthesia in doctor's practices, deaths occur. Because anaesthetic physicians repeatedly dispense with proper monitoring of pulse and blood pressure during the surgery or in the wake-up room. There are clear guidelines for this. Even trained personnel are often spared. Do doctors consciously purchase a fatal risk? REPORT MAINZ meets members of t…