MedicalJargon-itis t1_itn43nv wrote on October 24, 2022 at 9:24 PM

Reply to comment by historycat95 in TIL Michael DeBakey, developed over many years the technique of replacing the damaged aorta with a tube made of polyethylene terephthalate. He himself suffered aortic dissection at the age of 97 and survived for two years thanks to the technique he developed himself. by Bobba_fat

Doing an aorta surgery on a 97 year old has a huge mortality risk. It's like throwing a hail mary pass. You're a god if it works, but no one's mad if it flops lifelessly on the ground.

Desblade101 t1_itppmcp wrote on October 25, 2022 at 12:22 PM

I was telling my wife yesterday that we should basically say no extreme measures to keep people alive past 85 years old unless they specifically say otherwise.

Then she was like so you want the 90 year old dancing her booty off for her birthday at the drag show to just give up if she dies?

Yes, literally yes, or we can break all her ribs, put a trach and a peg in her, and watch her be a vegetable for the last 5 years of her life instead of letting our last memories of her being the cool old lady that can still shake it with the drag queens at 90.