Reply #6: Maybe we should ban hospitals.........

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Estimated Annual Mortality and Economic Cost of Medical Intervention

*Condition
*Deaths
*Cost
*Author

Adverse Drug Reactions
Deaths 106,000
$12 billion
Lazarou, Suh

Medical error
Deaths 98,000
$2 billion
IOM

Bedsores
Deaths 115,000
$55 billion
Xakellis, Barczak

Infection
Deaths 88,000
$5 billion
Weinstein, MMWR

Malnutrition
Deaths 108,800
Nurses Coalition

Outpatients
Deaths 199,000
$77 billion
Starfield, Weingart

Unnecessary Procedures
Deaths 37,136
$122 billion
HCUP

Surgery-Related
Deaths 32,000
$9 billion
AHRQ
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Total
Deaths 783,936
$282 billion

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They are obviously more dangerous than guns