A study by a US national newspaper estimated that in the United States, up to 30 percent of all surgical procedures -- including stent and pacemaker implantations, hip replacements and uterus removals -- were conducted although other nonsurgical treatment options had not been fully exploited by the physician in charge.
Istraživanje jednih američkih novina je procijenilo da je u SAD-u do 30 posto svih operacija, uključujući ugradnje stenta i pacemakera, zamjene kuka i odstranjenja maternice, izvedeno iako drugi nekirurški tretmani nisu bili do kraja iskorišteni od strane odgovornog liječnika.