The surgeons were probably installing a new heart that they had just torn from a young accident victim after telling that person's family that he was "brain dead."
Wondering why he elected heart surgery at 99. How much more time did the docs say he would live?? I don't know anyone who would choose heart surgery at 99.
At his age, the danger comes from anathesia. When my Grandma fell and broke her leg, my mom had to sign to allow for the surgery, it was 50/50 she would survive and she was about 15 years younger than he was at the time.
I think it would depend on the health of the 99 year old. Surgery can take a toll on you. It is risk vs benefit. So in America we should let a 99 year old have the surgery if they are healthy enough to recover from the surgery. With socialized medicine they just say no.
Why would a person aged 99 get heart surgery? How much time was that supposed to give him?
The surgeons were probably installing a new heart that they had just torn from a young accident victim after telling that person's family that he was "brain dead."
Wondering why he elected heart surgery at 99. How much more time did the docs say he would live?? I don't know anyone who would choose heart surgery at 99.
Reptiles.
At his age, the danger comes from anathesia. When my Grandma fell and broke her leg, my mom had to sign to allow for the surgery, it was 50/50 she would survive and she was about 15 years younger than he was at the time.
I think it would depend on the health of the 99 year old. Surgery can take a toll on you. It is risk vs benefit. So in America we should let a 99 year old have the surgery if they are healthy enough to recover from the surgery. With socialized medicine they just say no.