[Eight]

Anybody know the morbidity rate for TOS surgery??

[Jomar]

As in died on the table?? or soon after??

I would think very rare, unless you happen to go to horrible surgeon/hospital..

[brmr19]

I would not even put a thought like that in my mind. I only try to look at thinks in a positive manner

[Anne4tos]

Morbidity and mortality are different.

If I understand morbidity correctly, the rate I've been quoted by Vascular Surgeons and TOS specialists is 50%. Obviously, many factors go into increasing or decreasing this rate, but it's an average.

[cyclist]

My understanding is that the morbidity rate (rate of injury and complications resulting from surgery) is fairly high. That, along with the lack of a definitive gold standard diagnostic test -- makes this surgery somewhat controversial for many....

[Jomar]

Originally Posted by Anne4tos

Morbidity and mortality are different.

If I understand morbidity correctly, the rate I've been quoted by Vascular Surgeons and TOS specialists is 50%. Obviously, many factors go into increasing or decreasing this rate, but it's an average.

I got them confused

[Definition:
Morbidity refers to the state of being diseased or unhealthy within a population.
Mortality is the term used for the number of people who died within a population]
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Morbidity_vs_Mortality