Are blood clots after surgery a sign of hospital quality?

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Are blood clots after surgery a sign of hospital quality?

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some policymakers have suggested using the number of patients that form blood clots after surgery as a measure of a hospital's quality. But a new study questions that idea. Researchers found high-quality hospitals and those that regularly check for the complications tend to have higher rates of blood clots than low-quality hospitals and those that don't look for clots as often. "Usually, if you have a higher complication rate, you're not doing a good job, but in this case it's actually the opposite," Dr. ...

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