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![The common practice of double-booking a lead surgeon's time and letting junior physicians supervise and complete some parts of a surgery is safe for most patients, a study of more than 60,000 operations finds. But there may be a small added risk for a subset of patients.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gettyimages-5353498801-e2fae2034ac1e5f3d82bebf3a3d8ec5d8cb54627-e1551213655889-900x422.jpg)
Double-Booked Surgeons: Study Raises Safety Questions For High-Risk Patients
By: Rebecca Ellis | NPR
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Most patients do fine, research suggests, when the lead surgeon steps away to begin another procedure. But patients who are older or have underlying medical conditions sometimes fare worse.