Kian C Banks, Julia Wei, Leyda Marrero Morales, Zeuz A Islas, Nathan J Alcasid, Cynthia J Susai, Angela Sun, Katemanee Burapachaisri, Ashish R Patel, Simon K Ashiku, Jeffrey B Velotta
BACKGROUND: Disparities exist throughout surgery. We aimed to assess for racial/ethnic disparities among outcomes in a large thoracic surgery patient population. METHODS: We reviewed all thoracic surgery patients treated at our integrated health system from January 1, 2016-December 31, 2020. Post-operative outcomes including length of stay (LOS), 30-day return to the emergency department (30d-ED), 30-day readmission, 30- and 90-day outpatient appointments, and 30- and 90-day mortality were compared by race/ethnicity...
June 2024: Surgery open science