Race and Socioeconomic Disparities in Proximal Aortic Surgery

CONCLUSIONS: Patients of Non-White race undergoing proximal aortic surgery have less insurance coverage, more urgent procedures, and a higher comorbidity burden than White patients; which translates to Non-White patients having significantly higher morbidity. A greater focus on non-fatal outcome differentials and improving access to care likely will improve aortic surgery disparities.PMID:37031768 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.03.032

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 9, 2023 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Paige Newell Cheryl Zogg Sainath Asokan Alexander Reed Thais Faggion Vinholo Morgan Harloff Sameer Hirji Mariam Kerolos Tsuyoshi Kaneko Ashraf Sabe Source Type: research