We don’t know who the heck was in the room because if there were a an anesthesiologist in the room no way would she have died..that’s the whole point, to monitor her. My brother had a colonoscopy done last Friday, he paid for the doctor AND the anesthesiologist to be in the room with him because for profofol you must have one in the room at all times. When I have gotten sedated I don’t use profofol so for regular sedation it can be done by your doctor, but with profofol you must have one in the room..don’t know what those idiots were doing at the time but they were NOT watching her, they just let her die..she died for nothing..a simple endoscopy my Mom has one every two years, its not a surgery its just to check your throat and stomach and for this she died
Why would you have a anesthesiologist for a colonoscopy? The sedation they use is very mild and they certainly don’t put you to sleep for it, at least under most circumstances.
I had one about three years ago and refused any sedation and I came though it just fine. I was glued to watching the monitor and talking with the doctor as he did it.
We do know who was in the room:
A foreign medical grad anesthesiologist.
Propofol should never be used by anyone who is not a trained anesthesia provider. Unfortunately in this case, the anes provider didn’t do their job. I agree with the FReeper who said Joan was a victim of VIP syndrome. I treat every patient exactly the same because the minute you deviate from that, that’s when the crap hits the fan and you make mistakes. Such a shame.