tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post2700489625638174403..comments2024-03-29T06:37:18.029-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: What happens when the profession speaks upPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-20028759327614191972014-04-02T10:00:34.569-04:002014-04-02T10:00:34.569-04:00I concur with the mitral valve repair. Same deal ...I concur with the mitral valve repair. Same deal - my 81 year old dad had Da Vinci for mitral repair (Good Sam Hospital Cincy, OH. The great Dr. J. Micheal Smith) - home in 2 days and back at work in 10 days. One year later he is stronger than ever and every doc who listens to his heart says it sounds like a swiss watch. Da Vinci is AWESOME!!JAMES C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-79096355272716794032014-01-19T18:33:50.095-05:002014-01-19T18:33:50.095-05:00I'm pleased for your results, but anecdotes do...I'm pleased for your results, but anecdotes do not comprise scientific assessment of the value of this type of procedure.Paul Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-42911287123631163622014-01-19T18:20:58.443-05:002014-01-19T18:20:58.443-05:00While I can not speak to the cost-benefit of hyste...While I can not speak to the cost-benefit of hysterectomies, I can speak to the use of the daVinci surgical robot in heart surgery. My friend and I both had mitrial heart valve repair/replacement. She had standard open heart surgery and I had robotic surgery using the daVinci surgical robot. I entered the hospital on Tuesday morning, and Friday noon I went home and spent the next two weeks playing with my grandchildren and doing Home Dialysis on my wife as I recovered from the after effects of the anesthesia. My friend did not fare as well. She made several emergency ambulance trips to the hospital and was in severe pain for the better part of 4 months. She later told me that they would not do that to her again - she would rather die. So it my be true that for some surgeries the robotic method is un-needed, for heart surgery I will wait for the robot if you please. Glee over the problems of the company that makes this difference possible is clearly not justified.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-36654851436514398182014-01-14T09:25:41.440-05:002014-01-14T09:25:41.440-05:00Thank you for posting this - when you see commerci...Thank you for posting this - when you see commercials directed at the consumer to ask for robotics, then one has to wonder about the hype. Keep tabs on this over time...do we not remember keyhole open heart? And its demise?Nancy Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-75427996281935714152014-01-13T17:55:39.966-05:002014-01-13T17:55:39.966-05:00Does anyone know if the professional (surgeon'...Does anyone know if the professional (surgeon's) CPT code for a robotic hysterectomy is higher than its comparative non-robotic procedure, which I assume would be a laparoscopic hysterectomy? Just curious on this point.<br />Kudos to ACOG who came out early and forcefully on this, unlike their urologic and other brethren. Cost is not the only issue; these surgeries typically take longer which is never a good thing for a patient (infection, anesthesia, etc.) I am told there is also a fairly steep learning curve for the surgeon.<br /><br />nonlocalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-73827077690246265122014-01-13T17:55:16.351-05:002014-01-13T17:55:16.351-05:00Does anyone know if the professional (surgeon'...Does anyone know if the professional (surgeon's) CPT code for a robotic hysterectomy is higher than its comparative non-robotic procedure, which I assume would be a laparoscopic hysterectomy? Just curious on this point.<br />Kudos to ACOG who came out early and forcefully on this, unlike their urologic and other brethren. Cost is not the only issue; these surgeries typically take longer which is never a good thing for a patient (infection, anesthesia, etc.) I am told there is also a fairly steep learning curve for the surgeon.<br /><br />nonlocalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com