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, which are published today in the iJournal of the American Geriatrics Society /i(iJAGS/i), indicate that efforts to carefully evaluate risk factors prior to surgery need more attention, particularly for older minority patients. ...Sunday, 29 September 2013
Older Black and Hispanic Patients Have More Risk in Post-Operative Complications
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, which are published today in the iJournal of the American Geriatrics Society /i(iJAGS/i), indicate that efforts to carefully evaluate risk factors prior to surgery need more attention, particularly for older minority patients. ...
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