研究发现,与男性相比,女性心脏病后手术感染风险高60%。
Women face 60% higher risk of infections post-heart surgery compared to men, study finds.
密歇根医学的研究显示,与男性相比,女性患心脏病后外科感染的可能性高60%,包括尿道、肺炎和败血症等常见感染。
Studies by Michigan Medicine reveal that women are 60% more likely to develop infections post-heart surgery compared to men, with common infections including urinary tract, pneumonia, and sepsis.
非裔美国病人的感染率(28%)也高于白人病人(19.2%)。
African American patients also face higher infection rates (28%) than white patients (19.2%).
这项研究为期六个月,分析数千名医疗保险受益人,突显了心脏外科手术结果的差异,并呼吁开展多学科努力,改善感染预防工作。
The research, spanning six months and analyzing thousands of Medicare beneficiaries, highlights disparities in cardiac surgery outcomes and calls for multidisciplinary efforts to improve infection prevention.