What are the "odds" of dying from NOT having "surgery" ( excluding Cochlear implantation?
I understand death for each one of us is 100%.
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Really absurd comparison? Hardily in the category of the Cochlear Implant operation which is not "life threatening" except of course when effected by-computer surgeons.
Implanted A B Harmony activated Aug/07
bbaseballboy123 said:jw here, has anyone died from cochlear implant surgeries? (not stirring anything up, but just curious, cause if so, that sucks)
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no one has dies from a ci surgery but there has been deaths from meningitis.
no one has dies from a ci surgery but there has been deaths from meningitis.
jw here, has anyone died from cochlear implant surgeries? (not stirring anything up, but just curious, cause if so, that sucks)
If an implant fails, and one choses to be reimplanted, there is always the risk of death during surgery.
Perhaps the pacemakers have better reliability because the manufacturers are more deversified and not as profit hungry as the CI manufacturers. After all, when was the last time you saw a pacemaker advertisement?
Same risk for the anesthetic as for any other surgery. It is the being put unconscious and getting just a bit too much anesthetic that is the risk. It is the same for anything.
The other risks will vary with the individual. They will be dependent upon all kinds of things.
And risk of complication increases with each subsequent surgery one has...no matter the type. That is one of the reason doctors state that elective surgeries are so risky. The time comes that you need a surgery to save your life, but your cummulative risks are too high.
How much does an ICD cost? What is the manufacturing cost of an ICD? What is the cost of a CI? What is the manufacturing cost of the CI?
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Where are you going with this? What's your point?
Perhaps the pacemakers have better reliability because the manufacturers are more deversified and not as profit hungry as the CI manufacturers. After all, when was the last time you saw a pacemaker advertisement?
My point is when someone makes a statement about greedy profit motives such as:
Then I would hope they can at a minimum tell me what a CI cost is (minus doctor/surgery/markup) and what the COGS is for a CI. At the same time I would hope they can tell me what the cost of an ICD (implantable cardiac defibrillator) is (again minus doctor/surgery/markup) and what the COGS of an ICD is. If this information cannot be presented it no better than a personal opinion based upon a guess or a statement not based upon fact to support a particular world view.
As can be seen by the annual reports, the company making the CI has a lower gross margin than the one making an ICD. Kinda screws up the world view of the profit hungry CI manufacturers.
-C1
I used to have this information. Back when I got my CI. sad that I don't know where this info is now.
I suspect that you were told how much the CI cost you from the doctor. You probably were not told what the doctor paid for it and even more doubtful you were told COGS (cost of goods sold). Very few people know what COGS are for a CI and if they know, the probably won't share.
-C1