Antiemetic Administration and Its Association with Race: A Retrospective Cohort Study

ConclusionsIn a perioperative registry data set, Blackversus White patient race was associated with less antiemetic administration, after controlling for all accepted postoperative nausea and vomiting risk factors.Editor ’s PerspectiveWhat We Already Know about This TopicSocial determinants, such as race, may lead to disparities in health carePerioperative antiemetic administration has been found to differ with socioeconomic statusWhat This Article Tells Us That Is NewUsing data from the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group registry and adjusting for Apfel postoperative nausea and vomiting risk factors, Blackversus White patient race was associated with less antiemetic administration
Source: Anesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research