One in Three Heart Surgeons Refuse Difficult Operations to Avoid Poor Mortality Ratings, Survey Shows

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

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CTSNet Staff

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Source Name: The Telegraph

Source URL: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/06/03/one-in-three-heart-surgeons-refuse…

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Sarah Knapton

In his new book The Naked Surgeon: The Power and Peril of Transparency in Medicine, Samer Nashef of Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK reports that of the 115 specialists surveyed, 30% said that they had recommended non-surgical treatment to high risk patients to avoid a poor mortality rating.

Comments

Submitted by Eugenio Mulero-Portela on Fri, 2016-06-24 21:28

It is sad. The interventional cardiologists are going to get better as heart surgeons get "worst". Just by stepping out of the way, the worst option will be the only option. Eventually you will be no option.

Submitted by Daniel Hernandez-Vaquero Panizo on Sat, 2016-06-25 06:02

Great samer nashef findings!!! Always shading light on transparency and quality control. This is the only way spanish cardiac surgery can raise the highest level Thank you