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<blockquote data-quote="eerdoc" data-source="post: 131196758" data-attributes="member: 1071764">Another fallacy and pet peeve. If you have a severely defective heart and surgery is mandatory your stated philosophy might seal your doom. You speak with surgeons who have a 'curerate of &gt;90% wow, that sounds great. UH oh , you are not a candidate thay will accept. WHY, your chances of survival are not as high as they demand so as to keep their statistics at the level THEY and, apparently, you require. You talk with several of the 'more successful' surgeons and find NONE of them will take you as a patient, despite the obvious need. You finally agree to talking with a surgeon whose success rate is around 60%. He tells you he is more interested in including patients who require the surgery for survival rather than be so concerned about HIS statistics. patient care over perceived quality. Stick to only looking at those physicians with impressive stats and you will be history in a very short time because they do not want you messing up their stats. Accept someone willing to 'take a chance on you and, possibly, add several years to your remaining an air breathing being. I know of what I speak. I have seen it practiced multiple times with one making it quite personal.So, moral of story: statistics, often,&nbsp; do not portray the total, and potentially most important, aspects of the situation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eerdoc, post: 131196758, member: 1071764"] Another fallacy and pet peeve. If you have a severely defective heart and surgery is mandatory your stated philosophy might seal your doom. You speak with surgeons who have a 'cure rate of >90% wow, that sounds great. UH oh , you are not a candidate thay will accept. WHY, your chances of survival are not as high as they demand so as to keep their statistics at the level THEY and, apparently, you require. You talk with several of the 'more successful' surgeons and find NONE of them will take you as a patient, despite the obvious need. You finally agree to talking with a surgeon whose success rate is around 60%. He tells you he is more interested in including patients who require the surgery for survival rather than be so concerned about HIS statistics. patient care over perceived quality. Stick to only looking at those physicians with impressive stats and you will be history in a very short time because they do not want you messing up their stats. Accept someone willing to 'take a chance on you and, possibly, add several years to your remaining an air breathing being. I know of what I speak. I have seen it practiced multiple times with one making it quite personal. So, moral of story: statistics, often, do not portray the total, and potentially most important, aspects of the situation. [/QUOTE]

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