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Taking a second look at overlapping surgeries

A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) made headlines late last year when it proclaimed that overlapping surgeries didn’t increase the risk of postop complications. The claim was backed by several other studies. That said, they all noted that instead of being a time-saving procedure, overlapping surgeries actually took longer than ordinary ones.

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