Disparities in Patient Selection and Presentation for Initial Vascular Procedure Between Black and White Patients

We evaluated the severity of disease at time of initial major vascular operation between black and white patients in an attempt to explain the published disparity in vascular outcomes.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - September 22, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Peter A. Soden, Sara L. Zettervall, Sarah E. Deery, Kakra Hughes, Michael C. Stoner, Philip P. Goodney, Ageliki Vouyouka, Marc L. Schermerhorn Tags: Abstract from the 2016 New England Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting Source Type: research