Heart surgery 'more successful'
Connotea Imports 2012-07-31
Summary:
Excerpt: "It had been feared that publication of death rates, which began in 2001, would make surgeons more defensive about their work, and reluctant to take on higher-risk patients who may damage their statistics. However, the latest analysis suggests that the availability of reliable data on risk has emboldened surgeons to take on more complicated cases."