Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia: A National Perspective.

ABSTRACT: Background Recent guidelines have emphasized the use of medical management, early diagnosis, and a multidisciplinary team to effectively treat patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). Previous literature briefly highlighted the current racial disparities in its intervention. Herein, we analyze the trend over a 14-year time period to investigate whether the disparities gap in CLI management is closing. Methods and Results The National Inpatient Sample was queried between 2005 and 2018 for hospitalizations involving CLI. Nontraumatic amputations and revascularization were identified. Utilization trends of these procedures were compared between races (White, Black, Hispanic, Asian and Pacific Islander, Native American, and Other). Multivariable regression assessed differences in race regar

SUBMITTER: Wahood W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10547355 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature