KevinMD September 30, 2024
I have a confession to make: I have blood on my hands. My actions have led to the death of children. Now, that sounds extreme, and in reality, it is. Not in the course of everyday life, of course. But as a pediatric otolaryngologist (ENT) and airway surgeon, I have had to make near-instantaneous decisions with life-or-death consequences for the patient. Fortunately, the vast majority of the time, things go well. In many cases, decisions are made ahead of time in the preoperative planning process and are not spontaneous actions in the heat of a stressful “life or death” moment. But there are a few cases where the wrong decision in the wrong moment still haunts me. Given the nature...
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