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New Study Finds Rude Or Disrespectful Surgeons Associated With More Surgical And Medical Complications

February 19, 2017

A study published in the medical journal JAMA Surgery on February 15, 2017 found that patients whose surgeons were associated with higher numbers of unsolicited patient observations in the 24 months prior to their operation experienced more surgical and medical complications than did patients receiv[...]

Surgical Errors

February 26, 2015

An analysis of surgical errors in the United States that was reported in the medical journal Patient Safety in Surgery in 2014 found that between 46% and 65% of adverse events that occur in hospitals are related to surgery (especially with regard to complex surgical procedures). A 2012 study unde[...]

What Effect Does Obesity Have On Surgery Complications?

April 26, 2011

Perhaps contrary to what you might think, previous research had found that obese patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery had a lower risk of death and complications following surgery, which was known as the obesity paradox. It appeared that obesity provided a protective effect under certain cir[...]

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New Study Finds Rude Or Disrespectful Surgeons Associated With More Surgical And Medical Complications

Surgical Errors

What Effect Does Obesity Have On Surgery Complications?

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