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flag Women face 60% higher risk of infections post-heart surgery compared to men, study finds.

flag Studies by Michigan Medicine reveal that women are 60% more likely to develop infections post-heart surgery compared to men, with common infections including urinary tract, pneumonia, and sepsis. flag African American patients also face higher infection rates (28%) than white patients (19.2%). flag The research, spanning six months and analyzing thousands of Medicare beneficiaries, highlights disparities in cardiac surgery outcomes and calls for multidisciplinary efforts to improve infection prevention.

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