For what it's worth, there's a huge range of private care in India. From expensive hospitals that cater primarily to the upper class to charlatans without a degree holed away in a slum.

The difference between these two ends is incredible. While I can imagine these results at the latter, I find them hard to believe at the former. I'm paywalled away from this for the next two weeks, so if you want the facts, that's where I'd look: what sort of private healthcare.

Edit: To illustrate, another commenter has a link to an news story that says mortality is lower after the Indian procedure - http://m.theaustralian.com.au/archive/business-old/the-henry...