Social determinants of health in pulmonary embolism management and outcome in hospitals: Insights from the United States nationwide inpatient sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of social determinants in the treatment and course of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is understudied.

Objective

To investigate the association between social determinants of health with in-hospital management and early clinical outcomes following acute PE.

Methods

We identified hospitalizations of adults with acute PE discharge diagnosis from the nationwide inpatient sample (2016-2018). Multivariable regression was used to investigate the association between race/ethnicity, type of expected primary payer, and income with the use of advanced PE therapies (thrombolysis, catheter-directed treatment, surgical embolectomy, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), length of stay, hospitalization charges, and in-hospital death.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Farmakis IT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10173008 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature