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Emerging Technologies in Surgery
Edited by Richard M. Satava, Achille Gaspari, and Nicola Di Lorenzo
168 pp, $18.75
New York, NY, Springer, 2007
ISBN-13: 978-3-5403-9599-7
JAMA. 2009;302(14):1594-1595.
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The world is driven by technology, and information is increasing at an unprecedented rate. Harnessing this enormous knowledge base for the betterment of humankind is likely to be the defining challenge for the current generation. To play an effective role, society must analyze changes and make careful decisions rather than blindly embracing or rejecting all things new. Technological breakthroughs are not inherently good or bad—it all depends on how they are applied; for example, advances in nuclear physics are equally capable of causing mass destruction or generating "clean" energy.
Health care is not immune from this paradox—immunization and biological weapons are 2 faces of the same coin. Surgeons are flooded with new devices, instruments, medical informatics systems, diagnostic tools, and drugs that can potentially revolutionize the care of their patients. But in a market-driven capitalistic society, the financial implications cannot be overemphasized. Development of new technology is expensive, and this . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Hasan B. Alam, MD, Reviewer
Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
hbalam@partners.org
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