Comment on Ask HN: Recent Eye-Opening ExperiencesComments−toomuchtodo10moA friend had a heart valve replaced as outpatient surgery, performed by a DaVinci robotic system.−bhag2066OP10mo(NOT A DOCTOR BUT) I imagine 10–15 years ago that kind of procedure would’ve meant days in a hospital and serious risk. Now it’s outpatient. Amazing stuff. Makes me wonder what other “already here” medical tech is hiding in plain sight.
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A friend had a heart valve replaced as outpatient surgery, performed by a DaVinci robotic system.
(NOT A DOCTOR BUT) I imagine 10–15 years ago that kind of procedure would’ve meant days in a hospital and serious risk. Now it’s outpatient. Amazing stuff. Makes me wonder what other “already here” medical tech is hiding in plain sight.