Report says surgery choice often depends on geography, including in SD
December 13, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Whether patients have elective surgery depends largely on where they live and not necessarily how sick they are, a newly released report says.
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Arlene Olson had a bulge in the aortic artery inside her abdomen that was a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. Not long ago, because of the small size of her artery, Olson, 87, would have required open surgery to repair the aneurysm that, if untreated, would eventually rupture and end her life. 
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