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I believe this is a big part of it. Anecdotal as well, but my grandmother had a new leadless pacemaker installed for dubious reasons by a doctor that specialize
by temp0826 4y ago
I believe this is a big part of it. Anecdotal as well, but my grandmother had a new leadless pacemaker installed for dubious reasons by a doctor that specialized in this particular type of leadless pacemaker. The pacemaker migrated at one point and it resulted in her chest filling with fluid, the removal procedure was very tough on her (leading to other complications on an already frail body) and marked the beginning of the end for her.
- spaetzleesser 4y ago"installed for dubious reasons by a doctor that specialized in this particular type of leadless pacemaker" That's the problem with a fragmented health system. A lot of doctors are specialists in a certain procedure and want to repeat their pet procedure on every patient they see. I saw this with my ex who had chronic leg pain. Most of the doctors we met just wanted to repeat what they do every day (and makes them good money). There are only a few doctors who have a wide knowledge of the area and can recommend a treatment that actually fits.
- sangnoir 4y agoIt's a double-edged sword. For surgeons, specialization improves outcomes as practice makes perfect. Since this is HN, I'll liken it to using the same programming language daily, versus being asked to fix a bug in a language you last used years ago, within a fixed time window. The only missing peace is the a doctor on the care team who chooses which type of surgery is best, becasue once one is referred to a specialist: they are going to get that specific specialized care.
- spaetzleesser 4y agoThat doctor on the care team is usually missing. Actually I would guess that most people don’t have a “care team”. They are referred to a surgeon or other specialist that then does their pet procedure.