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Burden of Acute Care Surgery and Trauma-Related Mortality in the US State Prisons

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.31785

September 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study of US prisons examines changes in mortality rates related to trauma and acute care surgery, including by interstate variation.

Corresponding Author: Totadri Dhimal, MD, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box SURG, Rochester, NY 14620 (totadri_dhimal@urmc.rochester.edu).

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