Surgical Urgency, Patient Comorbidities, and Socioeconomic Factors in Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Surgery.
Luis Alejandro QuinteroJennifer HernandezNancy Orduno VillaDino RomeroChelsea SpectorLisa NgoZaineb ShatawiTamar LeveneOliver LaoJoshua P ParrecoPublished in: The American surgeon (2024)
Pediatric patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery face an elevated risk of SSI, especially in trauma and emergency surgeries, particularly with multiple comorbidities. Meanwhile, a reduced risk is observed in high-income and investor-owned hospital settings. Hospitals and surgeons caring for high risk patients should advocate for risk adjustment in value-based payment systems.
Keyphrases
- surgical site infection
- minimally invasive
- patients undergoing
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- public health
- emergency department
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- prognostic factors
- mental health
- quality improvement
- patient reported
- adverse drug
- electronic health record
- affordable care act