Socioeconomic Distressed Communities Index associated with worse limb-related outcomes after infrainguinal bypass

Several studies have demonstrated that socioeconomic factors may affect surgical outcomes. Analyses in vascular surgery have been limited by the availability of individual or community-level socioeconomic data. We sought to determine whether the Distressed Communities Index (DCI), a composite socioeconomic ranking by ZIP code, could predict short- and long-term outcomes for patients with peripheral artery disease.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - June 12, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Robert B. Hawkins, Eric J. Charles, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Carlin A. Williams, William P. Robinson, Gilbert R. Upchurch, John A. Kern, Margaret C. Tracci, Virginias Vascular Group Source Type: research