Items Tagged ‘medical complications’

January 31, 2013

‘July Effect’ In Hospitals Is A Myth, Mayo Clinic Study Finds — At Least When It Comes To Spine Surgery

By Logan Lafferty

The “July Effect” — the notion that July is the most dangerous time to be a patient because of new, inexperienced residents at hospitals — is a myth, at least when it comes to spine surgeries, according to a new study from Mayo Clinic researchers…”We hope that our findings will reassure patients that they are not at higher […]

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Tags: Dr Jennifer McDonald, Huffington Post, July Effect, medical complications, spine surgery