Influence of Language Barriers on Postoperative Recovery After Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis
Patients experiencing language barriers constitute a small group. Length of stay did not differ between the two groups. However, with respect to postoperative complications further investigation with larger patient cohorts is needed. Our findings emphasize the need for additional research and development of practical and patient-centered strategies to effectively address language barriers in clinical care.
Authors
- S Friedl
- Ramez Wahib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2545-8160)
- Tarik Ghadban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1894-9893)
- Jana Hinz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5600-1668)
- Freya Brodersen
- Faik G. Uzunoǧlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6890-4829)
- Asmus Heumann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5542-579X)
- Sidra Khan-Gökkaya
- Thilo Welsch
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Krankenhaus Nordwest (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.70263
- Primary Topic
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00