New Study Finds More Post-Surgery Deaths Globally Than From HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria Combined (upi.com)

schwit1 shares a report from UPI: About 4.2 million people worldwide die every year within 30 days of surgery -- more than from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria combined, a new study reports. The findings show that 7.7 percent of all deaths worldwide occur within a month of surgery, a rate higher than that from any other cause except ischemic heart disease and stroke. "Although not all postoperative deaths are avoidable, many can be prevented by increasing investment in research, staff training, equipment and better hospital facilities," lead author of the study, Dr. Dmitri Nepogodiev, said in a university news release. Along with finding that 4.2 million people a year die within a month of having surgery, his team discovered that half of those deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.

"Although not all postoperative deaths are avoidable, many can be prevented by increasing investment in research, staff training, equipment and better hospital facilities," Nepogodiev said in a university news release. "To avoid millions more people dying after surgery, planned expansion of access to surgery must be complemented by investment in to improving the quality of surgery around the world," he noted.

Comments

Re: But isn't investing in health care socialism?

[Anonymous Coward]

No, not Socialism... it's a common misconception by morons and imbeciles of all political leanings. What makes it Socialist is the manner of investment and how the assets are obtained and distributed.

For example, taxing the poor at 0%, the middle class at 30%, and the rich at 70%+ is Socialist because the ultimate goal is not to fund necessary services, but rather to eliminate differences in wealth. They will keep finding more ways to spend your money until everyone is equally unable to amass any private wealth and completely dependent on the government.

Re:Lots of folks making jokes

[swell]

"haunt you forever"?

Yeah, there are some who are 'haunted forever'. Total losers. Every society allows a certain amount of time for mourning and every society expects people to get back with the living afterword.

Death is a fact of life, in case you haven't heard. Go ahead and wallow in grief but it will serve no good purpose. Instead, consider doing something useful with your life and dedicating the good results to the memory of your lost one.

Re:So is this important, or nothing at all?

[jedidiah]

> Facts: The sworn enemy of inbred Conservatism in 2019.

You act like liberals don't engage in constant unhinged hysterics and shameless distortion. This includes so-called "journalists" that are supposed to be "objective".