Annika S Witt, Maíra I Rudolph, Felix Dailey Sterling, Omid Azimaraghi, Luca J Wachtendorf, Elilary Montilla Medrano, Vilma Joseph, Oluwaseun Akeju, Karuna Wongtangman, Tracey Straker, Ibraheem M Karaye, Timothy T Houle, Matthias Eikermann, Adela Aguirre-Alarcon
BACKGROUND: Black race is associated with postoperative adverse discharge to a nursing facility, but the effects of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity are unclear. We explored the Hispanic paradox, described as improved health outcomes among Hispanic/Latino patients on postoperative adverse discharge to nursing facility. METHODS: A total of 93,356 adults who underwent surgery and were admitted from home to Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, between January 2016 and June 2021 were included...
March 5, 2024: Anesthesia and Analgesia