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Children living in lower income areas fare poorly post-surgery

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eMediNexus    25 February 2018

Children from the lowest income neighborhoods undergoing surgery for congenital heart defects had 18% higher odds of dying, 7% longer lengths of stay and 7% higher treatment costs than children from the highest income neighborhoods, according to a study reported February 23, 2018 in the journal Pediatrics.

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