1 in 50

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A recent study by researchers at the University of Washington found that 1 in 50 people die within one month of having gastric bypass surgery, and that figure jumps nearly fivefold if the surgeon is inexperienced.

From "Gastric Bypass Surgery Gone Bad" on http://www.cbsnews.com/

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[jinian.livejournal.com]

How awful. I knew it was bad, but not that bad.

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Doctors/surgery centers routinely lie to reporters and patients about the death rate.