Patient Pain and Anesthesia- Can Pain Really Do Us Some Good?
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I came across this old entry in the Freakonomics blog. While I still ponder over the article, I wish to hear from others about their views.
"Most doctors still believed it was only pain that kept patients alive through the trauma of operations. System failure due to shock was a frequent cause of death during surgery, and the loss of sensation was believed to make it more likely. A screaming patient, however tormented, had a better prognosis than a limp and lifeless one. …"
Read more about it here: Is Pain a Moral Good?
"Most doctors still believed it was only pain that kept patients alive through the trauma of operations. System failure due to shock was a frequent cause of death during surgery, and the loss of sensation was believed to make it more likely. A screaming patient, however tormented, had a better prognosis than a limp and lifeless one. …"
Read more about it here: Is Pain a Moral Good?
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