Racial Disparities in the Cost of Unplanned Hospitalizations after Breast Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the national attention to disparities in health care, understanding variation provided to minorities becomes increasingly important. This study will examine the effect of race on the rate and cost of unplanned hospitalizations after breast reconstruction procedures.

Methods

The authors performed an analysis comparing patients undergoing implant-based and autologous breast reconstruction in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. The authors evaluated the rate of unplanned hospitalizations and associated expenditures among patients of different races. Multivariable analyses were performed to determine the association among race and readmissions and health care expenditures.

Results

The cohort included 17,042 patients. The rate of an unplanned visi

SUBMITTER: Nasser JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10368219 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature