Surgical Mortality and Race as a Risk Factor: A Compass, Not a Destination

Nia Heard-Garris^{1

2}, Ekene Onwuka³, Matthew M Davis^{4

2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Academic General Pediatrics and Primary Care, Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; nheardgarris@luriechildrens.org.
² Mary Ann & J. Milburn Smith Child Health Research, Outreach, and Advocacy Center, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
³ Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; and.
⁴ Division of Academic General Pediatrics and Primary Care, Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
⁵ Departments of Medical Social Sciences, Medicine, and Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.

Comment

Nia Heard-Garris et al. Pediatrics. 2018 Feb.

. 2018 Feb;141(2):e20173894.

doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3894. Epub 2018 Jan 10.

Nia Heard-Garris^{1

2}, Ekene Onwuka³, Matthew M Davis^{4

2

5}

¹ Division of Academic General Pediatrics and Primary Care, Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; nheardgarris@luriechildrens.org.
² Mary Ann & J. Milburn Smith Child Health Research, Outreach, and Advocacy Center, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
³ Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; and.
⁴ Division of Academic General Pediatrics and Primary Care, Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
⁵ Departments of Medical Social Sciences, Medicine, and Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

Race, Preoperative Risk Factors, and Death After Surgery.
Akbilgic O, Langham MR Jr, Davis RL. Akbilgic O, et al. Pediatrics. 2018 Feb;141(2):e20172221. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-2221. Epub 2018 Jan 10. Pediatrics. 2018. PMID: 29321256