RT Book, Section A1 Stahel, Philip F. A2 Stahel, Philip F. SR Print(0) ID 1144004287 T1 Epilogue T2 Surgical Patient Safety: A Case-Based Approach YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071842631 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1144004287 RD 2024/03/29 AB Around 200 million surgical procedures are performed globally every year. Even with a conservative low estimate of 1% to 2% average complication rate, at least 2 to 4 million patients annually will suffer harm from their surgical care. These stats impose some intuitive questions: