Any one willing to summarize???!
Question: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/14/hm....
THANKS SOO MUCH!
Answers: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/14/hm....
THANKS SOO MUCH!
Quick tip: To summarize that take each paragraph and summarize that individual paragraph into one or two sentence. Do that for each paragraph and your done.
Every year in the United States an estimated 15 million people have surgery and every surgery, whether it is hangnail surgery or brain surgery, has potential complications.
Some of the most serious problems reported by the American College of Surgeons include reaction to anesthesia, severe bleeding, blood clots, pneumonia, infection and accidental injury during surgery.
However, Dr. Clifford Ko, director of the quality division for the ACS. "We have become very good at assessing risk in patients before operating. New technology and gadgets are also making surgery safer." He estimates the rate of major surgical complications in the United States is less than 5 percent. "Patients should not go in blind and say, 'Doc do whatever you want,' " Ko says. He suggests they'll get a better outcome if they ask a lot of questions.
Experts agree that the first step in reducing the risk of complications is picking a qualified surgeon you feel comfortable with. Once you've chosen a surgeon, be honest about revealing any medications, underlying medical conditions or issues that could affect the outcome of the operation. People with pre-existing medical conditions may have greater risk of complications. Patients should also provide a list of current prescriptions, over-the-counter medications and vitamin supplements.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality suggests patients ask "what they'll gain by having the operation and how long the benefits will last." Doctors should be able to provide written material or links to Internet information to learn more about a procedure and the expected results. Medical experts say it is OK to ask a doctor what would happen if you didn't have the operation. Will the condition get worse or could it one day go away? Could you be in more pain without the operation?
Patients really need to follow the directions of the doctor while A lot of patients don't, and they pay the price.