Social Determinants of Health and 30-Day Mortality After Inpatient Elective Surgery
In this cohort study, residency in lowest-income neighborhood was associated with increased risk of postoperative mortality despite adjustment for patient, procedure, and hospital factors. Improving postoperative outcomes likely requires addressing underlying SDOH disparities.
Authors
- D. Wijeysundera
- Ashwin Sankar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9852-5515)
- David Munguia Gomez
- Stephen W. Hwang
- Nancy N. Baxter
- Benjamin Black
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto East General Hospital (CA)
- St Michael’s Hospital (IE)
- Health Solutions (Sweden) (SE)
- St Michael’s Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.53228
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00