Differences in post-operative complications across race, ethnicity, and sex

Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 22:00 in Health & Medicine

Older black and Hispanic patients have a greater risk than white patients of developing complications following surgery, a difference that can be explained by a patients' gender and pre-existing medical conditions. These findings indicate that efforts to carefully evaluate risk factors prior to surgery need more attention, particularly for older minority patients.

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