Rain comments on Organ donation vs Cryonics - Less Wrong

6 Post author: handoflixue 27 June 2011 08:45PM

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Comment author: Rain 29 June 2011 02:31:05PM *  4 points [-]

Calculations of life-saving medical procedures should use QALY (quality adjusted life years) rather than "lives saved" as the proper measure. A 90-year old receiving your heart will not produce very many QALY compared with successful cryopreservation and revival.