I had previously heard about similar problems with surgeons not wanting to dent their "mortality" rate by refusing to operate on cases that were in some way lik

I had previously heard about similar problems with surgeons not wanting to dent their "mortality" rate by refusing to operate on cases that were in some way likely to result in death. Obviously this results in worse outcomes for those patients either by requiring a less experienced surgeon or possibly not being operated on at all. Can't immediately find a citation.