Use of Professional Interpreters for Patients With Limited English Proficiency Undergoing Surgery

Jenny Cevallos; Carmen Lee; Tasce Bongiovanni

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.55014

Use of Professional Interpreters for Patients With Limited English Proficiency Undergoing Surgery

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Feb 5;7(2):e2355014. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.55014.

Authors

Jenny Cevallos¹, Carmen Lee¹, Tasce Bongiovanni¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cohort study examines measures of hospital interpreter usage for surgical patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) undergoing common general operations.

MeSH terms

Humans
Limited English Proficiency*
Patients