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What is the true rate of anesthesia-related mortality in modern practice?
What is the true rate of anesthesia-related mortality in modern practice?
The study demonstrates that anesthesia-related mortality rates (approximately 1 in 13,000) are higher than the widely cited estimates of 1 in 200,000 to 300,000, challenging the narrative of anesthesiology as a flawless model of safety.
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Observed rates exceed long-cited benchmarks; challenges consensus on anesthesia safety yet leaves open questions of definitions and generalizability.
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