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Can someone die in a brain surgery?
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Surgery: Every surgery has risks including death. Risks depend on general patient' health, type of surgery, equipment, skills and many other factors. There are no simple answer to your question.
Answered 5/14/2013
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Brain: Risk of death during an elective neurosurgical procedure is rare these days. At the turn of the last century death during brain surgery was extremely high. These days a death during an elective brain surgery runs in the 1% range.
Answered 7/25/2013
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