1. Platt [112] USA 1990 Breast 12.2 6.6
2. Hall [114] USA 2000 Cardiac surgery 10
3. to $7000 per patient [98]. However, in1991, Zoutman [129] studied this Table 13 Summary of European Audits of Inguinal Hernia Country Holland Germany Switzerland Sweden U.K. Period of audit 19891992 1986-1995 1992 1996 1996 (4 months)