字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 Theneedforasurgical(外科的)operationespeciallyanemergencyoperationalmostalwayscomesasahorribleshocktothepatientandhisfamily.Despitemodernadvancesmostpeoplestillhaveanirrationalfearofhospitals
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Theneedforasurgical(外科的)operationespeciallyanemergencyoperationalmostalwayscomesasahorribleshocktothepatientandhisfamily.Despitemodernadvancesmostpeoplestillhaveanirrationalfearofhospitals
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Theneedforasurgical(外科的)operationespeciallyanemergencyoperationalmostalwayscomesasahorribleshocktothepatientandhisfamily.Despitemodernadvancesmostpeoplestillhaveanirrationalfearofhospitalsandsurgeries.

Intheearlyyearsoflastcenturytherewaslittlespecializationinsurgery.Agoodsurgeonwasskillfultoperformalmosteveryoperationthathadbeendevisedup(invented)tothattime.Todaythesituationisdifferent.Operationsarenowbeingcarriedoutthatwerenotevendreamedoffiftyyearsago.Theheartcanbesafelyopenedanditspartsrepaired.Cloggedbloodvessels(血管)canbecleanedoutandbrokenonesmendedorreplaced.Alungthewholestomachorevenpartofthebraincanberemovedandstillpermitthepatienttoliveacomfortableandsatisfactorylife.

Therangeofsurgeryhasincreasedremarkablyin20thcentury.Itssafetyhasincreasedtoo.Deathsfrommostoperationsareabout20%ofwhattheywerein1910andsurgeryhascomeinmanydirectionsforexampletocertaintypesofbirthdefectsinnewbornbabiesandattheotherendofthescaletolife-savingoperationsfortheeighty-ninetyyearsolds.Thehospital-stayaftersurgeryhasbeenshortenedtoaslittleasaweekformostmajoroperations.

Manydevelopmentsinmodernsurgeryaresimplywonders.Theyincludethereplacementofdamagedbloodvesselsandheartpartswithonesmadeofplastic;thetransplantingoftissuessuchasthelensoftheeye.

Oneoftherecentandthemostrevolutionaryareasofmodernsurgeryisthatoforgan(器官)transplants.Untilafewyearsagonopersonexceptanidenticaltwinwasabletoacceptintohisbodythetissuesofanotherpersonwithoutreactingagainstthemandeventuallycausingdeath.Recentlyhoweverithasbeendiscoveredthatwiththeuseofx-raysandspecialdrugsitispossibletotransplanttissuesfromonepersontoanotherwhichwillsurviveforperiodsofayearormore.Kidneys(肾)havebeensuccessfullytransplantedbetweennon-identicaltwins.Heartandlungtransplantshavebeenreasonablysuccessfulinanimalsthoughanti-bodyproblemsinhumanshaveyettobesolved.

“Spareparts”surgerythesimplereplacementofallworn-outorgansbynewonesisstilladreamofthefutureunderpeople’searnest

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