Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Outcomes Among Newborns with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is some data to suggest that racial and ethnic minority infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) have poorer clinical outcomes.

Objective

To determine what patient- and institutional-level factors are associated with racial and ethnic differences in CDH mortality.

Design, setting, and participants

Multicenter cohort study of 49 US children's hospitals using the Pediatric Health Information System database from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2020. Participants were patients with CDH admitted on day of life 0 who underwent surgical repair. Patient race and ethnicity were guardian-reported vs hospital assigned as Black, Hispanic (White or Black), or White. Data were analyzed from August 2021 to March 2022.

Exposures

Patient race and et

SUBMITTER: Sferra SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10148194 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature