Examination of race and infrainguinal bypass conduit use in the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative.

CONCLUSION: Racial disparities exist in conduit use for infrainguinal bypass, with black and Hispanic patients less likely to receive vein bypasses. However, the contribution of race to conduit selection is small in adjusted and unadjusted models. Overall, pre-operative variables in the Vascular Quality Initiative poorly predicted vein conduit use for infrainguinal bypass.
PMID: 32449478 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Vascular - May 24, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Stewart L, Pearce BJ, Beck AW, Spangler EL Tags: Vascular Source Type: research