Most Patients Who Undergo Surgery Make Routine Recoveries and Are

question 24

Multiple Choice

Most patients who undergo surgery make routine recoveries and are discharged as planned,but some patients experience complications and their discharge is delayed.A small city has a large hospital and a small hospital,each performing major and minor surgeries.Data is collected at each hospital to see how many surgical patients have their discharges delayed by postsurgical complications.The results are shown in the following table.
Overall,for what percent of surgical patients was discharge delayed?

• A)1.8%
• B)9.4%
• C)42%
• D)9.1%
• E)7.6%

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