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Cosmetic Surgery
Florida Teen Death: Anesthesia Choice Likely Creates Another Avoidable Tragedy in Cosmetic Surgery, According to Barry L. Friedberg, M.D., a Globally Recognized Expert in Cosmetic Surgery Anesthesia
April 12th, 2008
She wasn't as famous as Olivia Goldsmith, author of The First Wives Club, but Stephanie Kubela's death was just as avoidable, according to Barry L. Friedberg, M.D., a globally recognized expert in cosmetic surgery anesthesia. Complications from rare genetic disorder, malignant hyperthermia (MH), appear to be the cause of the Florida teenager's needless death. Triggering agents for MH are inhaled general anesthetic (GA) agents (i.e. halothane, desflurane and sevoflurane) and the muscle relaxant, succinycholine (SCH), used to intubate the airway. GA is the predominant choice of anesthesia cosmetic surgery, so her surgeon was within...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-04-12)
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