How many DS surgeries should a surgeon schedule in a day?

jmckel1
on 6/3/12 4:29 am - Ottawa, Canada
Just wondering if anyone can tell me the optimum number of patients a surgeon should schedule in  a single day - 1 or 2 or 3? I imagine it depends on a number of factors (whether it's a complicated revision, etc.) but is there a ballpark figure?

Thanks.
DS: 2011 (Dr. Michel Gagner) SW: 240
VSG: 2012 (Dr. Michel Gagner) SW: 256
Lap-band: 2006 (SW: 226) , 2011 (SW: 236) (Dr. Christopher Cobourn)



k9ophile
on 6/3/12 5:13 am, edited 6/3/12 1:00 pm
I can't imagine anyone knowing with absolute certainty how an operation will go as there are so many variables.  What would be more important to me is if the surgeon knows his/her limits in terms of fatigue.  That is if I were the second one for the day and the first one was way more complicated than expected. I'd rather be re-scheduled than for him to attempt mine not fully alert or somewhat fatigued from standing longer than anticipated.

ETA:  I'm also talking about a "virgin" DS; no revisions.  I suppose if there were no complications, a surgeon could do two, but I'd prefer to be the only one scheduled or have it canceled as stated previously.

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kathy215
on 6/3/12 11:15 am
 One.  And if the surgeon does anymore than one I would look for another surgeon.   My surgery was 5 1/2 hours.   
-VolsDiva-
on 6/3/12 12:10 pm - Orange County :), TN
My surgeon only does one a day. FYI . . . I would not be the second surgery of the day.

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Huneypie
on 6/3/12 4:43 pm - London, United Kingdom
DS on 07/24/12
On June 3, 2012 at 7:10 PM Pacific Time, -VolsDiva- wrote:
My surgeon only does one a day. FYI . . . I would not be the second surgery of the day.
Nice advice.  I was gonna be first anyay, but you've helped me stay with the first choice.

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PatXYZ
on 6/3/12 2:24 pm
My surgeon does one DS per day, the morning surgery, and then usually has one or two simpler procedures scheduled for later in the day like a VSG. My virgin lap DS took 5 hours, 45 minutes. I have heard of DS surgeons performing 2 or 3 per day - there are surgeons who can do a DS in 3 hours or less, however, I think that it pretty rare.
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Tammy Bishop
on 6/21/12 7:29 am - Buffalo, MN
Dr. Buchwald only does 2 DS surgeries per week and they are on different days. He spends one day a week in clinic and devotes the rest of his time to other surgery types.

BTW - It's his 80th birthday today and he has no plans to retire! He loves saving lives! 

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