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Sep 2026
Association between social vulnerability and surgical site infection across surgical procedures.
Higher neighborhood-level SVI was independently associated with increased risk of SSI across a broad surgical population in the South, and incorporating SVI into preoperative risk assessment may allow targeted infection prevention strategies for hospitals to address barriers to care.
Molly E. Fleece, Russell L. Griffin, Reid M. Eagleson et al.
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