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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 Parreco
Published 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.
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