They had no choice but to ask if they could pay the bill after the operation because the patient was close to death.

因为病人已经快死了，他们别无选择，只能询问能不能术后再付手术费。

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The patient was no better but rather grew worse.

病人情况不但没有好转，倒恶化了。

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My Dad is not patient in the kitchen, but he's the kind of man who would drive to pick me up anywhere, anytime, no questions asked.

爸爸虽然在厨房里缺乏耐心，但不管我在哪里，不论什么时候，他都能开车过来接我，随叫随到，而且什么都不问。

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But Edwin Poots said no patient's life had been put at risk and anyone who needed emergency care had received it.

BBC: Ulster Hospital

The RFA procedure involves no incisions, but the patient is sedated.

WSJ: Esophageal Therapy You Can Stomach

Glaxo added warnings on proper use (it doesn't work instantly, so don't take it to quell a new attack) but denied any problem: "No patient is known to have died as a direct result of taking Serevent, " it said at the time.

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