Elizabeth L George, Michael A Jacobs, Katherine M Reitz, Nader N Massarweh, Ada O Youk, Shipra Arya, Daniel E Hall
IMPORTANCE: Recent legislation facilitates veterans' ability to receive non-Veterans Affairs (VA) surgical care. Although veterans are predominantly male, the number of women receiving care within the VA has nearly doubled to 10% over the past decade and recent data comparing the surgical care of women in VA and non-VA care settings are lacking. OBJECTIVE: To compare postoperative outcomes among women treated in VA hospitals vs private-sector hospitals. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This coarsened exact-matched cohort study across 9 noncardiac specialties in the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP) and American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) took place from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2019...
February 28, 2024: JAMA Surgery