Researchers looked at 35,000 bariatric operations performed between Oct. 2007 and Dec. 2009 and found the mortality rate was 0.06 percent at accredited centers and 0.21 percent at non-accredited centers. When adjusting for comorbidities on admission, the gap grew from a low of 0.04 percent at accredited centers to a high of 0.48 percent at non-accredited centers.
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