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What is Surgery?

Category: Surgeries

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Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) 67 0
Non-small cell lung cancer 44 0
Lung cancer 34 0
Squamous cell carcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) 23 0
Pain 16 5

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 10
Moderate 7
Mild 8
None 6

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Surgery

Side effect Patients Percentage
Pain 4
Abdominal bloating 1
Acid reflux 1
Arthritis pain in hip 1
Arthritis pain in spine 1
Bladder problems 1

Show all 28 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Surgery

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 6
Course of treatment ended 5
Doctor's advice 3
Did not seem to work 1
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Duration

Stopped having Surgery

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 102
1 - 6 months 5
6 months - 1 year 1
1 - 2 years 1
2 - 5 years 1
5 - 10 years 2
10 years or more 13
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 21
Usually 2
Sometimes 4
Never taken as prescribed 4
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 10
Somewhat hard to take 11
A little hard to take 3
Not at all hard to take 7
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 8
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 6
Not specified 17
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9 patient evaluations for Surgery

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Oct 30, 2012 (Started Dec 04, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain in lower back)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: One time
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 11, 2012 (Started Jan 11, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for urethral discomfort)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: One time
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Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 15, 2011 (Started Nov 15, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for herniated disc)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for degenerative disc disease)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for sciatic neuralgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: One time
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Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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