Nationwide Propensity-Matched Comparison of Surgical Site Infections in Safety Net Hospitals

JAMA Surg. 2024 May 1;159(5):588-590. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.7863.
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Plain language summary

This cohort study examines the rates and risks associated with surgical site infection during admission or readmission of socioeconomically marginalized patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Propensity Score*
  • Safety-net Providers*
  • Surgical Wound Infection* / epidemiology
  • United States / epidemiology