TEACHING HOSPITALS FOR LUNG SURGERY

PEOPLE UNDERGOING SURGERY FOR LUNG CANCER TEND TO FARE BETTER WHEN THE PROCEDURE IS DONE AT A TEACHING HOSPITAL, A NEW STUDY SUGGEST. USING DATA ON MORE 3,200 US HOSPITALS, RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT PATIENTS HAVING LUNG CANCER SRGERY AT A TEACHING HOSPITAL WERE 17% LESS LIKELY TO DIE SHORTLY THEREAFTER COMPARED WITH PATIENTS AT NON-TEACHING HOSPITALS. "THERE'S A PUBLIC PERCEPTION THAT TEACHING HOSPITAL CAN BE DANGEROUS PLACES BECAUSE OF TRAINING ISSUES. THE DATA FROM OUR STUDY HELP REFUTE THESE FEARS.