A recent study makes public something that surgeons have always known: surgical skill makes a big difference in patient outcomes. The research paper, published in the New England Journal of Medicine and reported in the New York Times, explains that surgeons with better hands-- better technical skills, faster operative times, and more dextrous movements-- have patients who do better after surgery.
Read the interesting findings below.
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