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Questions To Ask Your Surgeon
Experience Performing Duodenal SwitchHow long have you been in practice?What bariatric procedures do you perform? How many of each procedure do you typically perform; weekly, monthly? Where did you receive your training in the Duodenal Switch (DS) procedure? How long have you been performing Duodenal Switch (DS)? What criterion determines if a patient will be considered or qualify for Duodenal Switch? How many DS surgeries have you performed open? Do you perform DS laparoscopically? How many DS surgeries have you performed laparoscopically? What criterion determines a patient receiving laparoscopically surgery? How many laparoscopic DS procedures have you performed that needed to be converted to open? What were the reasons for that? How many two-stage duodenal switch procedures have you performed? What criterion determines a patient requiring a two-stage procedure? When is the second stage performed? How many DS procedures have you started but were unable to complete? What were the reasons for this? Can I speak to some of your post-op patients? How many pre-op appointments are required before surgery? Complication and Mortality RatesWhat is your operative mortality rate?What percentage of your Duodenal Switch patients had major complications? What types of complications? What do you think caused these complications? How many of those patients died due to post-op complications? What percentage of your Duodenal Switch patients had minor complications? What type of complications? Procedural PreferencesWhat size of stomach do you create?How do you determine common channel length; Hess method or standard measure? What are your reasons for choosing this method? How do you determine alimentary limb length? What are your reasons for choosing this method? Will the gallbladder or appendix be removed during surgery; why or why not? Is a leak test performed during surgery or post-op? Will a liver biopsy be done? How will the incisions be closed; staples, stitches, other? Revision PatientsHow many revision surgeries have you performed?How many ___ to DS revisions have you done? What percentage of your revision patients had major complications? What types of complications? What do you think caused these complications? How many of those patients died due to post-op complications? InsuranceDo you accept my insurance?If I have encounter problems in my insurance approval will your office assist me? If I have to pay a portion of the costs that my insurance doesn't cover, will you accept payments? Do you require a deposit? If so, how much? Self-PayersWhat is the cost of the surgery and what does it include?Do you have a sliding pay scale? Do you require a deposit? If so, how much? Does your fee include after-care? For how long? What specifically does it cover? NEXT: More About Getting Duodenal Switch Surgery |
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