Zambrano, Hsiu (2012) Medical technology. The English Press, Delhi, India. ISBN 9788132345022
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Introduction Medical technology encompasses a wide range of healthcare products and, in one form or another, is used to diagnose, monitor or treat diseases or medical conditions affecting humans. Such technologies (applications of medical science) are intended to improve the quality of healthcare delivered and patient outcomes through earlier diagnosis, less invasive treatment options and reductions in hospital stays and rehabilitation times. Health technology is: Any intervention that may be used to promote health, to prevent, diagnose or treat disease or for rehabilitation or long-term care. This includes the pharmaceuticals, devices, procedures and organizational systems used in health care. Medical technology extends and improves life. It alleviates pain, injury and handicap. Its role in healthcare is essential. Incessant medical technology innovation enhances the quality and effectiveness of care. Billions of patients worldwide depend on medical technology at home, at the doctor's, at hospitals and in nursing homes. Wheelchairs, pacemakers, orthopedic shoes, spectacles and contact lenses, insulin pens, hip prostheses, condoms, oxygen masks, dental floss, MRI scanners, pregnancy tests, surgical instruments, bandages, syringes, life-support machines: more than 500,000 products (10,000 generic groups) are available today. Medical technology represents only 6.3% of total healthcare expenditure in Europe - a modest share if you consider the benefits for every member of society.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Electronic Books |
| Depositing User: | Esam @ Hisham Muhammad |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Dec 2022 09:11 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2022 09:11 |
| URI: | http://odlsystem2.utm.my/id/eprint/3712 |
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