Micromorts: Putting Risk Into Perspective
A micromort, a unit for comparing and communicating risk to patients, is equivalent to a...
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Micromorts: Putting Risk Into Perspective
A micromort, a unit for comparing and communicating risk to patients, is equivalent to a one-in-a-million chance of dying. Hundreds of millions of operations are performed every year, and the risk of death is typically around half a percent, to...
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