Associations Between Social Risk Factors and Surgical Site Infections After Colectomy and Abdominal Hysterectomy

08/10/2019 11 min
Associations Between Social Risk Factors and Surgical Site Infections After Colectomy and Abdominal Hysterectomy

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Karen E. Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH joins JAMA Network editors to discuss across-sectional study examining whether social risk factors, including race/ethnicity, insurance status, and neighborhood income, are associated with higher rates of surgical site infection after colectomy or abdominal hysterectomy. Read the article here: https://ja.ma/2Mq0C0a. JNO Live is a weekly broadcast featuring conversations about the latest research being published in JAMA Network Open. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for details on the next broadcast.

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