Use of Professional Interpreters for Patients With Limited English Proficiency Undergoing Surgery
Jenny Cevallos, Carmen Lee, Tasce Bongiovanni
Abstract
This cohort study examines measures of hospital interpreter usage for surgical patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) undergoing common general operations.
Topics & Concepts
InterpreterLimited English proficiencyCohortMedicineLanguage proficiencyCohort studyEnglish languageMedical educationPsychologyComputer sciencePedagogyMathematics educationHealth careInternal medicineEconomicsEconomic growthProgramming languageInterpreting and Communication in HealthcareEmergency and Acute Care Studies