Complications Are Not Best Predictor Of Hospital Mortality, Study Finds

The assumption is high mortality hospitals have high complication rates. But a new report shows complications are common after major surgery -- about one in six patients. What distinguishes good and bad hospitals is how proficient they are at rescuing patients from those complications. Patients at high mortality hospitals are twice as likely to die from a post-surgical complication.

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