"Routine" Bypass is Safer in High-Volume Hospitals
Tuesday August 24, 2004
It has been recognized for years that high-risk patients who need bypass surgery have better outcomes when their surgery is done in high-volume institutions. Now, a new study shows that even low-risk bypass patients have a significantly reduced chance of dying in high-volume as opposed to low-volume hospitals. So, are the experts advising that everyone who needs bypass surgery go to the bigger institutions - and why not? Read about it here.


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