Question

A hospital gives a survey to all surgical patients asking them to rate the quality of their hospital experience. One month after surgery, the hospital contacts the patients again to ask if there were any complications from the surgery. Last year, the results of the surveys showed that of the patients who had a poor hospital experience, 23% had post-surgical complications. What conclusion can be drawn from this study?

Answer 1

Solutions:

As given in the question , patients who had a poor hospital experience, 23% had post-surgical complications.

Option (C) appears the right choice from my point of view which is c) Most patients who have a poor hospital experience also have post-surgical complications.

The reason being , that the patients who suffer from these complications have experienced badly in the last hospital where they were diagnosed or cured.

Answer 2

a) Some patients who have a poor hospital experience also have post-surgical complications.

Explanation:

Given is :

Last year, the results of the surveys showed that of the patients who had a poor hospital experience, 23% had post-surgical complications.

The conclusion that can be drawn from this study is - Some patients who have a poor hospital experience also have post-surgical complications.

If we turn the percentage in figures, we can see that almost 2.3 person or 2 patients out of 10 patients have a poor hospital experience and also have post-surgical complications.

So, this is a low value that is why the correct answer is Some patients who have a poor hospital experience also have post-surgical complications.