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Archive > October, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 10

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900,000 Office Cases, 16 Deaths

900,000 Office Cases, 16 Deaths
Study: Cosmetic Surgery in Accredited Facilities is Safe
Office-based surgical suites, long portrayed as unsafe venues where a disproportionately high number of patients are injured or killed, can point with pride to a study that found only 16 of nearly 900,000 patients operated on in AAAASF-accredited facilities during a four-year period died, a safety record rivaling that of hospitals.

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