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They appear to be already accounting for that since they are measuring 30-day mortality for acute conditions. They’re saying it’s possible the reduced mortality
by MattRix 3y ago
They appear to be already accounting for that since they are measuring 30-day mortality for acute conditions. They’re saying it’s possible the reduced mortality is due to the high risk procedures actually being unnecessary.
- prepend 3y agoBut they don’t account for patients going to other hospitals and dying there instead.
- oaktrout 3y agoAs an argument to illustrate why 30 day mortality isnt a long enough period, imagine this scenario: you have a cancer that has a 90% chance of killing you in one year. You will be cured if you get the surgery tomorrow, but the surgery has a 30% mortality rate. In one month, 30% or those who got the surgery will die, where all those who didn't get the surgery will still be alive. In one year, 70% of those who got the surgery live, whereas only 10% who didn't get the surgery are alive.
- yellowapple 3y agoNow I'm curious about mortality rates in the weeks following a conference. "Lemme try this neat trick I learned..."