Clinical outcomes · 2026
The numbers behind
Chinese hospital quality.
Surgical complication rates, infection rates, oncology survival, joint replacement revision rates and stem cell response data — published, sourced, and compared with US and international benchmarks.
Hip, knee, spine
Orthopedic & joint replacement.
Outcomes data from NHC China annual quality audits, Chinese registries (CARRIE, China PCI Registry, Chinese Joint Replacement Registry), peer-reviewed publications, and US comparators (CMS, NSQIP, STS, NCI, AAOS). Top-centre data — quality at secondary-tier hospitals or rural facilities is materially different.
CAR-T, surgical, RT
Oncology & cancer care.
Outcomes data from NHC China annual quality audits, Chinese registries (CARRIE, China PCI Registry, Chinese Joint Replacement Registry), peer-reviewed publications, and US comparators (CMS, NSQIP, STS, NCI, AAOS). Top-centre data — quality at secondary-tier hospitals or rural facilities is materially different.
CABG, TAVI, PCI
Cardiac surgery.
Outcomes data from NHC China annual quality audits, Chinese registries (CARRIE, China PCI Registry, Chinese Joint Replacement Registry), peer-reviewed publications, and US comparators (CMS, NSQIP, STS, NCI, AAOS). Top-centre data — quality at secondary-tier hospitals or rural facilities is materially different.
MSC, GVHD, OA
Stem cell & regenerative.
Outcomes data from NHC China annual quality audits, Chinese registries (CARRIE, China PCI Registry, Chinese Joint Replacement Registry), peer-reviewed publications, and US comparators (CMS, NSQIP, STS, NCI, AAOS). Top-centre data — quality at secondary-tier hospitals or rural facilities is materially different.
FAQ
How to interpret outcomes data.
- Are Chinese hospital outcomes published and verifiable?
- Yes — at top centres. NHC requires Class A hospitals to publish annual quality reports including surgical complication rates, hospital-acquired infection rates, and 30-day mortality. Top centres also publish outcome data in peer-reviewed journals (Lancet, JAMA, Annals of Surgery, Journal of Arthroplasty) — directly verifiable on PubMed. Always ask the hospital for procedure-specific outcomes data before booking, not just hospital aggregate.
- How do Chinese outcomes compare to US/UK?
- Comparable or favourable at top centres. China's top 100 hospitals perform 7.89 million surgeries per year — depth that builds procedural mastery. Published outcomes for hip/knee replacement, cardiac surgery, and oncology at top Chinese centres are within Western confidence intervals. Where China underperforms historically (rural hospitals, secondary tier) is not where international patients receive treatment. At Class A flagship centres, outcomes match Western benchmarks.
- What infection rates should I expect?
- Hospital-acquired infection (HAI) rates at top Chinese Class A centres run 1.5–3.5% — comparable to US Joint Commission benchmarks (~3%) and UK NHS reference rates. Surgical site infection rates for major elective surgery (THR, TKR, CABG) run 0.5–1.5% at top centres — within Western benchmarks. Specific rates by procedure and hospital are published in NHC annual quality audits.
- Can I get procedure-specific outcomes data before booking?
- Yes — and you should request this routinely. Top international medical departments will provide their own surgical complication rate, infection rate, and revision rate for your specific procedure on request. Compare with published Western benchmarks. If a hospital won't provide procedure-specific outcome data in writing, walk away.
Procedure-specific data
before you book.
Submit your case and we’ll request hospital-specific outcomes data — surgical complication rate, infection rate, surgeon case volume — from 2 partner Class A hospitals before you confirm.