As of December 06, 2019, minimally invasive tumor surgery, for example, costs 20% less than traditional surgery and only 10% to 20% of the cost of radiation and chemotherapy,which is about $15,000 overall.
Minimally invasive surgery refers to surgeries that utilize modern medical devices such as laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, and related equipment. The emergence of minimally invasive surgery and its wide application in the medical field is a recent decade or so. 1987 French doctor Mouret accidentally completed the first case of LC and did not expect it to mark the birth of a new medical milestone.
The concept of minimally invasive surgery is due to the advancement of the medical model as a whole, driven by a "holistic" view of treatment. Minimally invasive surgery focuses on improving and rehabilitating the patient's psychological, social, physiological (pain), mental outlook, and quality of life, as well as minimizing the patient's pain.
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Five advantages of minimally invasive surgery
1, small incision: Tiny incisions in the abdomen, 0.5cm to 1cm, basically no scar, known as the "keyhole"
2, light pain: the patient's pain is small, the operation takes intravenous anesthesia, the patient in the state of sleep to complete the operation.
3, fast recovery: greatly reduce the damage to the organs and interference with organ function, so that the postoperative recovery time is shortened.
4, short hospitalization: in general, 6-8 hours after surgery can get out of bed, 12-24 hours of anal exhaust can eat, 3-5 days out of the hospital, a week after the basic recovery, the cost is relatively lower.
5, less bleeding: almost no bleeding during the operation. Minimally invasive surgery has a clearer field of vision, the blood vessels will be handled more finely, plus the use of ultrasonic knife and other advanced hemostatic instruments, which helps to reduce the amount of bleeding.
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