I am waiting for our 3/4 year FH budget figures, but I suspect that our
budget has taken a pounding. Largely because several patients have had
several Lithotripsy procedures. The frustration is that they all seem to
be then having formal procedures. One has had 6 goes at stones in CBD,
now is going to have an open cholecystectomy. I don't understand why he
didn't have this in the first place. Any ideas where I can find some
sensible cost quality work.
It seems to me that lithotripsy is an expensive multiple procedure. Each
procedure seems to have knocked each patient about, 2 of them have
refused further procedures. What are the risks of this new procedure cf
old fashioned single operative techniques. It seems that alternatives to
lithotripsy have been available to all of these patients.
Am I behind times, or is it reasonable to question this.
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Steve Brown
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