Appendix, Gallbladder and Surgical Emergencies · 5 June 2026

Disparities in Trauma Outcomes for Patients with Uncertain Status

Trauma patients with precarious legal status face significantly higher mortality and resource use, affecting surgical decision-making.

Mortality: 2.6% in precarious legal status patients vs. 1.6% in U.S. residents (p = .013).
Hospital stays are longer: 9.6 days vs. 6.4 days for U.S. residents (p < .001).

Surgeons should consider these disparities when evaluating care plans and post-discharge support for vulnerable patients.

Precarious legal status patients tend to be predominantly Hispanic/Latino (83.9%) and often self-pay (26.8%).

Journal Article by Kim S, Zhang X (…) Taghavi S et 5 al. in BMC Surg

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