Association of County-Level Social Vulnerability with Elective Versus Non-elective Colorectal Surgery.
Adrian DiazElizabeth BarmashRosevine AzapAnghela Z ParedesJ Madison HyerTimothy M PawlikPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2020)
Patients residing in vulnerable communities characterized by a high SVI were more likely to undergo a non-elective colon resection for either diverticulitis or colon cancer. Patients from high SVI areas had a higher risk of postoperative complications, as well as index hospitalization expenditures; however, there were no differences in mortality or readmission rates.