Patient Social Vulnerability and Hospital Community Racial/Ethnic Integration: Do All Patients Undergoing Pancreatectomy Receive the Same Care Across Hospitals?

Objective: The objective of the current study was to characterize the role of patient social vulnerability relative to hospital racial/ethnic integration on postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing pancreatectomy. Background: The interplay between patient- and community-level factors on outcomes after complex surgery has not been well-examined. Methods: Medicare beneficiaries who underwent a pancreatectomy between 2013 and 2017 were...