Brian Y.

asked • 09/29/18

how many lives are saved each year by surgeries

i am currently writing an essay relating to technology uses and one of my topic is technology uses in the medical field. i want to know how many lives are saved by surgeries but it wont show

Lauren H.

There is no way to answer this question.  Undoubtedly, surgical intervention saves many lives each year, but, there is no way to know the outcome of each case if surgery had not been performed.  Example: cardiac bypass - seems to save lives, but some people would have lived anyway.  Example : C-section - seems to save lives but some proportion performed are not medically required.
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Mark M.

You might contact your local hospital, get information from them.
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Michelle S. answered • 03/04/19

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You should narrow your topic down to a specific type of technology assisting in the treatment of a specific type of disease process. You could do capsule endoscopy for helping detect peptic ulcers. Or you could do the type of laparoscope used for laparoscopic surgeries such as hysterectomies or cholecystectomies. Find a technological advice that interests you and a disease process that interests you/is easy for you to understand. Look into virtual reality headsets used by surgeons to practice surgeries before actually doing them on real patients.


Please let me know if you need any more advice. Good luck!

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