Medical advocates are urging for changes in regulations that allow dentists to administer anesthesia and perform surgery simultaneously. The case of Dr. Henry Patel, a renowned cardiologist, highlights the risks involved in such practices.
Medical advocates call for reforms of regulations allowing dentists to put patients under anesthesia while also handling surgery at the same time (InvestigateTV) —After decades in medicine, it seemed there wasn’t a problem or complication Dr. Henry Patel couldn’t overcome. A specialist in implanting pacemakers and defibrillators in complicated cases, Patel’s gift for silently performing what looked like medical miracles had earned him a nickname around the hospital: “The Ninja”.
“He got his name because he could come in and do the impossible,” said Shital Patel, his wife of nearly 30 years. Patel may have been a stealth operator in the operating room, but for the North Carolina cardiologist and electrophysiologist, those skills were of no use when he went under the knife.Medical and state disciplinary records obtained by InvestigateTV show the surgery began without a problem, with two dental assistants chairside as Austin sedated Patel using Ketamine, Propofol and other IV drugs. As the procedure began to wrap up, Patel’s oxygen levels and heart rate droppe
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