[Fwd: Re: [HSF] Length of Stay]

[prasannasimha]

If we critically look at what we do patients who are stable we do not

really do much except make them pop pills and saying hello to them - I 
keep having tell them they need not also have to see my "ugly mug" every 
day too. Somehow it is difficult to convince them that they don't have 
to do it !!
Prasanna
prasannasimha wrote:
> Probably the LOS may be reduced but the LOS in the OR (both actual 
> and/ or as perceived by the surgeon) are greatly increased ??
> Prasanna
>
> Hgrmd at aol.com wrote:
>> Ben,
>>   I agree with you skepticism.  However, a few months into it,  
>> everything's a go.  One thing I will tell you is that the degree of  
>> difficulty is much, much greater right now as compared to open  
>> cases. Evaluating what needs to be done, the actual repair,  
>> evaluating the result are quite different than when done by hand.  
>> For  those who think the robot is a great way to learn how to do 
>> complex mitral  repair, you're kidding yourself.  Unless you have 
>> extensive experience in  open valve repair, I predict that approach 
>> will give the kind of results that  have been seen in a few 
>> unfortunate series as well as related during the  cocktail hour at 
>> meetings.
>> Hal
>>
>>
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