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Urban heat islands linked to worse recovery after major surgery (opens in a new tab)
medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-25
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Urban heat islands linked to worse recovery after major surgery
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Heat Island-Related Surgical Outcome Burden under Global Warming, Demographic and Adaptation in 3,144 Counties across the United States
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedPatients living in areas with more intense urban heat were less likely to have an optimal recovery after major surgery, according to new research on nearly 700,000 patients.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedAbove an urban heat island intensity threshold of 2.19°C, each additional 1°C was associated with 8% higher odds of not achieving a 'textbook outcome.'View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedA textbook outcome required no complications, no readmission, no prolonged hospital stay, and survival for at least 30 days.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedThe relationship between heat and suboptimal surgical recovery was stronger among Black patients and residents of communities with high Social Vulnerability Index scores.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedWhen the analysis was restricted to urban heat island exposure above 2.19°C, the association was particularly pronounced among patients undergoing cancer-related, emergency, or high cardiac-risk procedures.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedBecause the study was observational, it identifies an association and does not establish that residential heat exposure caused the worse outcomes.View evidenceHide evidence
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