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comparisons be possible. The real differences in surgical mortality that do exist between surgeons and centres may teach important lessons. One study compared mortality between a teaching hospital and its adjacent district hospital and led to a proper intensive care unit being provided in the district hospital. 14 The confidential inquiry into perioperative deaths emphasised the value of regular reviews of mortality for teaching and training and the importance of organisation.2 Some types of surgery should undoubtedly be concentrated in fewer hands. The development of management protocols for procedures with a high mortality and the mandatory participation of senior medical and surgical staff is also inevitable. 15