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Surgical Volume-Outcome Relationship.

The well-established principle that hospitals and surgeons who perform a higher volume of complex procedures tend to achieve better patient outcomes. An important consideration when choosing where to have cardiac surgery.

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What is surgical volume-outcome relationship?

The well-established principle that hospitals and surgeons who perform a higher volume of complex procedures tend to achieve better patient outcomes. An important consideration when choosing where to have cardiac surgery.

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