re: Portland State LB passes away

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In general, Wu said, the most common post-surgery complications are bleeding, infection and damage to nearby tissue. During a tonsillectomy, for example, surgeons are removing the tonsils, two oval-shaped pads, near the back of the throat. To do so, they must cut or burn away the tonsils, which could lead to a small artery being nicked. Usually surgeons will stop the bleeding by cauterizing it, Wu said, but some people don't clot well.

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An explanation about how it can go wrong. This article is from 2013

[link=(kup
)]https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/19/health/routine-surgery-complications/[/link]

It's a shame his life was cut so short (talking about player in OP).