Inpatient Surgery Data for the U.S. | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[…] In your Western countries, the doctors are very much fond of surgical operations. When there is no other alternative, of course we have to take shelter of such demonic treatment, but as far as possible try to avoid that, and depend on Krishna.
I hope this will meet you in good health.
Your ever well-wisher,
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

(Letter to Krsna dasa, San Francisco, 3 April, 1969)

httpv://youtu.be/I0ApqX3D2xg
video: Unnecessary Surgeries Video | CBSNews

Inpatient Surgery Data for the U.S.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/insurg.htm
Total number of procedures performed annually : 48.0 million
Number of selected procedures performed:

Arteriography and angiocardiography using contrast material: 1.9 million
Cardiac catheterizations: 1.1 million
Endoscopy of small intestine with or without biopsy: 1.1 million
Endoscopy of large intestine with or without biopsy: 525,000
Computerized axial tomography (CAT scans): 497,000
Diagnostic ultrasound: 902,000
Balloon angioplasty of coronary artery or coronary atherectomy: 605,000
Hysterectomy: 494,000
Cesarean section:1.3 million
Reduction of fracture: 621,000
Insertion of coronary artery stent: 528,000
Coronary artery bypass graft: 415,000
Total knee replacement: 676,000
Total hip replacement: 327,000

Speak Your Mind

*

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.