Researchers investigated the impact of non-English primary language, gender, and marital status on pain, length of stay, and mortality after general surgery. The researchers analyzed data from 12,846 general surgery patients admitted to two tertiary hospitals over a two-year period. The findings showed that having a non-English primary language was independently associated with lower pain scores after controlling for other factors. This study is the first to identify a link between non-English primary language and lower levels of postoperative pain in general surgery patients. It also revealed that female gender is associated with higher postoperative pain but shorter hospital stays.
Reference: Kovoor JG, Bacchi S, Stretton B, et al. Language and gender barriers to pain control after general surgery. ANZ J Surg. 2023 Jan;93(1-2):104-107. doi: 10.1111/ans.18164. Epub 2022 Nov 22. PMID: 36412097.
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