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What are the main risks of surgery?

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What are the main risks of surgery?

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Put simply the main risks are death and complications. Mortality risk is 0.5% or 1/200. The commonest causes for death are pulmonary emboli and infections. The commonest complications are wound infections, strictures, and hernias.