The impact of social vulnerability subthemes on postoperative outcomes differs by racial/ethnic minority status

Social vulnerability is an important driver of disparate surgical outcomes, however the extent to which certain types of vulnerability impact outcomes is poorly understood.Medicare beneficiaries 65 years or older who underwent one of four operations were identified. Multivariable mixed-effects logistic regression was used to measure the association of four social vulnerability subthemes from the social vulnerability index (SVI) were assessed...