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How/when is surgeon picked to do Bi pass
Hi, I have never seen this question answered anywhere. My primary doctor told me when you have a catheterization done if they decide to do a Bi pass (on the spot), they wait until a Surgeon can be located and then you are told of the Bi pass decision and surgery AFTER you wake up. Quesion 1. Is this true. 2. How do you control what surgeon you want. 3. How do you control the decision to even do, the bi pass. Please answer I'm facing this situation shortly, Thanks!
LOL, I would think you'd wake up to find the surgeon went and paid off his car. Cardiac surgeries are EXPENSIVE.
Like I said, the bottom line is YOU taking control of the situation. I'm interested in hearing how they handled the legal aspect when you go in. To find out if your state does it differently than other states. Please keep us informed.
Go in with the knowledge I shared with you. You may be pleasantly surprised to find out YOUR GP was wrong with what he told you happens. He may be old school and not up on how things are managed now.
Like I said, the bottom line is YOU taking control of the situation. I'm interested in hearing how they handled the legal aspect when you go in. To find out if your state does it differently than other states. Please keep us informed.
Go in with the knowledge I shared with you. You may be pleasantly surprised to find out YOUR GP was wrong with what he told you happens. He may be old school and not up on how things are managed now.
Wow, good answer! Thanks loads. It sounds kinda like there could be some abuse going on with the "go to sleep now and trust us" deal. Then you wake up and find out some surgeon with less than the best credentials has done your major surgery and you ask, "where is he I have questions", and the nurse says "he will be right back, he went to make a car payment".
I had to go look and see what country you're from before I could answer your question.
When it came to any and all of my cardiac catheterizations (of which I've had 6 thus far through my life), there is already a cardiac surgery team waiting in a reserved surgery suite JUST IN CASE I NEEDED BYPASS SURGERY. My cardiologists have always told me that they have the surgery team and surgery suite reserved JUST in case I would need bypass surgery...they don't do the catheterization and then hunt for a cardiac surgeon and their team (remember a cardiac surgeon has their own team of cardiac nurses they work with all the time...and to hunt down the entire team could take hours), if bypass surgery may be needed.
Also, I've had to sign legal medical paperwork BEFORE the catheterizations, in which it clearly states to attempt CARDIAC STENTS first, if the stents don't take, then I am to be taking into surgery for the bypass or bypasses, whichever would be needed.
By signing the legal medical paperwork BEFORE the catheterization, you are giving them permission to go ahead with the bypass surgery if needed..which means you are aware of that possibility BEFORE you go in, and yes, you are then told about the number and what areas of bypass you needed once you come to.
One way to control which cardiac surgeon does the actual surgery, is by asking the cardiologist who is performing the catheterization (yes, it MUST be legally performed by a cardiologist) if he/she would be performing the actual surgery if needed, or if it would be a different surgeon (some cardiologists are also cardiac surgeons, others aren't). If it's going to be someone different, then you get that surgeons name and look them up online to locate their credentials, any medical malpractice lawsuits they've been involved in, etc. etc.
I'm assuming here that all states follow the same procedures...Wisconsin and Illnois follow the same procedures as I stated above. It boils down to you asking the pertinent questions, doing some research BEFORE the catheterization, and knowing your medical legal rights regarding cardiac catheterizations and any surgeries you may require at that time.
On a side note: I have never heard of a cardiologist assuming that bypass is the only way to tackle cardiac blockages...most attempt to do it with plaque dissolvers or stents first, then bypasses ONLY if everything else fails.
Hope this helped you at least a little bit. I've been dealing with catheterizations since I was 28 and am now 49. GOOD LUCK TO YOU!
When it came to any and all of my cardiac catheterizations (of which I've had 6 thus far through my life), there is already a cardiac surgery team waiting in a reserved surgery suite JUST IN CASE I NEEDED BYPASS SURGERY. My cardiologists have always told me that they have the surgery team and surgery suite reserved JUST in case I would need bypass surgery...they don't do the catheterization and then hunt for a cardiac surgeon and their team (remember a cardiac surgeon has their own team of cardiac nurses they work with all the time...and to hunt down the entire team could take hours), if bypass surgery may be needed.
Also, I've had to sign legal medical paperwork BEFORE the catheterizations, in which it clearly states to attempt CARDIAC STENTS first, if the stents don't take, then I am to be taking into surgery for the bypass or bypasses, whichever would be needed.
By signing the legal medical paperwork BEFORE the catheterization, you are giving them permission to go ahead with the bypass surgery if needed..which means you are aware of that possibility BEFORE you go in, and yes, you are then told about the number and what areas of bypass you needed once you come to.
One way to control which cardiac surgeon does the actual surgery, is by asking the cardiologist who is performing the catheterization (yes, it MUST be legally performed by a cardiologist) if he/she would be performing the actual surgery if needed, or if it would be a different surgeon (some cardiologists are also cardiac surgeons, others aren't). If it's going to be someone different, then you get that surgeons name and look them up online to locate their credentials, any medical malpractice lawsuits they've been involved in, etc. etc.
I'm assuming here that all states follow the same procedures...Wisconsin and Illnois follow the same procedures as I stated above. It boils down to you asking the pertinent questions, doing some research BEFORE the catheterization, and knowing your medical legal rights regarding cardiac catheterizations and any surgeries you may require at that time.
On a side note: I have never heard of a cardiologist assuming that bypass is the only way to tackle cardiac blockages...most attempt to do it with plaque dissolvers or stents first, then bypasses ONLY if everything else fails.
Hope this helped you at least a little bit. I've been dealing with catheterizations since I was 28 and am now 49. GOOD LUCK TO YOU!
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