Less recovery means more money for both patients and doctors, QEH says new procedure reduces expenses by almost $6 million
Many Barbadian females who experience surgery may have spent weeks or months recuperating, this is now a thing of the past…
Dexter James, CEO of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital was addressing colleagues at the opening of a joint AGM between the Caribbean Society of Endoscopic Surgeons and the Caribbean Obesity Society at Accra Beach Resort and Spa in Rockley.
Dr James was referring to a minimal invasive surgery event which featured live streaming of a surgery with the use of robotics from Miami in the QEH’s Auditorium, he proudly observed how expenses have been reduced by the millions of dollars which redounds to both staff and customers;-
Laparoscopy is a surgery that uses a thin, lighted tube put through a cut (incision) in the belly to look at the abdominal organs or the female pelvic organs. Laparoscopy is used to find problems such as cysts, adhesions, fibroids, and infection.
Dr James says by adopting such procedures, it advances Barbados’ standing oin the medical community;-
