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Hospitals dangerous survey says in two Boston studies
Two Boston hospital studies report harm from care in surgery and treatment. BU study of 815 patients found 36 percent suffered illnesses from drugs and procedures, 9 percent life threatenings, 2 percent deaths. Peter Bent Brigham Hospital study found 38 operating room mistakes among 5,612 patients, with 11 deaths and five disabled, adding 42 days per patient and $1.3 million in costs.
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Daniel Q. Haney
Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
Boston University Medical Center
Knight Steel
Nathan P. Couch
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital