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Arch Surg. 2004;139:240.

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In the September 2003 issue of Archives of Surgery, the article titled "Comparative Outcomes Analysis of Procedures Performed in Physician Offices and Ambulatory Surgery Centers"¹ has generated a number of responses from our concerned and apparently diversified readership. A gratifying aspect of these responses is the Editor's pride in knowing that such a diverse group reads the Archives of Surgery, including another Archives Editor. This has made my day! We congratulate them on their good journalistic taste. Other equally substantive manuscripts appeared in the same issue. My major unpaid Dermatology consultant (a daughter-in-law) has over the years sharpened my sensitivity on these and other issues.

Dr Vila and his associates, in an analysis of surgical procedures performed in offices and ambulatory surgery centers in the state of Florida during a recent 2-year period, revealed a 10-fold increased risk of adverse incidents and death in the office setting. They . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Claude H. Organ, Jr, MD
Editor, Archives of Surgery
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