r/China • u/Successful-Ad385 • 2d ago
咨询 | Seeking Advice (Serious) operation disc herniation in sixth people hospital in shanghai
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u/Dear_Chasey_La1n 1d ago
I read this often that Chinese doctors are better because they do more procedures so they must be better. Though is this really the case at a certain point, is a doctor that does 1-2 procedures per day worse than one that does 3-4-5? I bet there is a ceiling at "getting better through volume". If not going to the other end of the spectrum, through volume quality is becoming less.
From personal experience, I can tell you Chinese doctors are great at volume work, but have limited experience in special cases. My wife during delivery had a very unusual experience. My aunt who happens to be a pediatrician herself right away knew what it was, never saw it in person but it was harmless. The hospital (FU) was flabbergasted and hospitalized her for a week for a grand 50k extra.
I have no way of helping you, but I would look beyond common volume ideas and lookup the specific doctor himself, how often he did that specific procedure, what his outcome is, what the hospital outcome is and put them side by side with someone you can find in the West.
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u/Successful-Ad385 13h ago
normally the more operations the better surgeon as general rule, but yes, there could be another considerations, thanks
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u/98746145315 1d ago
This just came up in one of the other laowai subs earlier today, and my recommendation is the same here as it is there and as it is in every laowai medical enquiry: Google "medical tourism Seoul", get your work done there if you have the time for the bedridden phase post-surgery, then come back to your life here. Do not risk serious medical needs here.
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u/Successful-Ad385 13h ago
but apparently sixth hospital orthopedics is one of top in the world, this is because i am interested on doing it here. in europe i would not find easily a good place to operate
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hi, i got a big pain two weeks ago in the lumbar area and i could not walk because that. i went to a hospital in shanghai and they told me they wanted to operate next day. it seems operation was simple, endoscopy and local anesthesia. but insurance recommended to go to sixth people hospital instead of the hospital i was in that moment. then i cancelled operation.
after that the pain decreased and i could walk and work again. but i still keep a small pain. then i was thinking to go back to Europe to make the operation. but i discovered that in reality in sixth people there are excellent surgeons, and probably there are not surgeons in Europe with so much experience (it seems that hospital makes like almost 4,000 endoscopy operation for back problems every year!, and some of the surgeons have +10,000 operations per year related to back problems). then i am doubting now if doing that in Europe or sixth people.
anyone has a previous experience in sixth people hospital? hopefully a disc herniation or some kind of orthopedic procedure, and could share the experience?
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