The risk of dying from any cause within 48 hours of surgery has decreased by 88 percent in that same time frame.
The study requires evidence-based interventions to reduce disparities between outcomes in higher and lower income countries. And while progress has been made, anesthetic mortality remains high when compared with death caused by air travel.
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