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DBM t1_ius1ge3 wrote

Reply to comment by dinner_is_not_ready in Jury awards $21m to family of patient after simple leg surgery left him in a vegetative state by TheFullerTron

4:1 ratios are defined for medical direction practice models. This model is not the same as independent practice or medical supervision.

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dinner_is_not_ready t1_iusa9wl wrote

What does this mean? What is a good ratio?

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DBM t1_iusfa1x wrote

4 CRNAs : 1 anesthesiologist. It’s a ratio set by law at the state legislative level

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dinner_is_not_ready t1_iut1mz5 wrote

So they had compliant ratio and still messed up someone’s life. Is it possible to request a hospital does not use any CRNAs?

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