Off topic: Heart surgery in afternoon has half the complications

Heart surgery survival chances 'better in the afternoon' BBC

  • 54 out of 298 morning patients had adverse events

  • 28 out of 298 afternoon patients had adverse events

  • Afternoon patients had around half the risk of complications

  • One major event would be avoided for every 11 patients operated on in the afternoon

BBE is reporting on article inLancet

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32132-3