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Joan Rivers dead
« on: September 04, 2014, 04:09:36 PM »
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/joan-rivers-death/joan-rivers-comedy-pioneer-tv-host-dies-81-n191416

Wow, I guess that surgical complication was worse than was originally thought.
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Re: Joan Rivers dead
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2014, 04:39:35 PM »
Quote from: MillCreek on September 04, 2014, 04:09:36 PM
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/joan-rivers-death/joan-rivers-comedy-pioneer-tv-host-dies-81-n191416

Wow, I guess that surgical complication was worse than was originally thought.

Respiratory AND cardiac failure in the doctor's office? How much worse could it get?
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Re: Joan Rivers dead
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2014, 04:50:53 PM »
Quote from: MillCreek on September 04, 2014, 04:09:36 PM
Wow, I guess that surgical complication was worse than was originally thought.

At 81, there just ain't much room for complications.
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Re: Joan Rivers dead
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2014, 05:30:16 PM »
While I never was a big fan, I did she her on Carson a few times while growing up.  My understanding is that she pretty much broke the "Gender barrier" in comedy, being the first female "star".

As such, and for being a pioneer, she will be missed.
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Re: Joan Rivers dead
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2014, 05:33:11 PM »
One of the talking head doctors on TV was very adamant that the procedure that went wrong on Joan Rivers should never have been done on an 81 year old woman with her history outside of a full-fledged hospital environment.

Expect a BIG malpractice/negligence lawsuit to be filed . . .

(Hmmm . . . didn't she recently claim Obama was gay?)
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Re: Joan Rivers dead
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2014, 05:49:55 PM »
Quote from: scout26 on September 04, 2014, 05:30:16 PM
While I never was a big fan, I did she her on Carson a few times while growing up.  My understanding is that she pretty much broke the "Gender barrier" in comedy, being the first female "star".

As such, and for being a pioneer, she will be missed.


She was a pioneer.  But I thought Phyllis Diller was the pioneer.  (No disrespect to either.)
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Re: Joan Rivers dead
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2014, 06:09:01 PM »
Anyone who would title her autobiography "A Lampshade in a Whorehouse" is/was OK in my book.
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Re: Joan Rivers dead
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2014, 08:25:46 PM »
Carson was pissed when she started he own talk show and they never spoke again.  After her show bombed her husband committed suicide.  For her to reinvent herself and bounce back from that says something.
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Re: Joan Rivers dead
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2014, 09:15:04 PM »
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Re: Joan Rivers dead
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2014, 04:19:58 PM »
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/joan-rivers-death-revealed/story?id=25264318

So, she was sedated with propofol (the same drug that killed Michael Jackson) and had low blood oxygen levels causing brain damage.  So as the healthcare risk manager, the first thing I wonder about is how, and how often, was the patient being monitored during the procedure?  Did she have real time pulse oximetry, blood pressure, and EKG monitors?  Were the alarms on the monitors turned on?  Was there a dedicated staff member there monitoring the patient, or was it the physician doing the procedure?  It is certainly possible that things can go pear-shaped in a hurry, but usually you can spot the decline of the patient before they crash.
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