Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Nationally Representative Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disparities in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) outcomes exist between racial and ethnic groups. We aimed to evaluate disparities in resource utilization and inpatient outcomes across multiple ethnic and racial groups using contemporary data.

Methods

We identified hospital discharges for ACS in the United States using the National Inpatient Sample from 2015 to 2018. The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification codes were used to identify variables of interest. The primary outcomes were in-hospital complications, length of stay, and total hospital charge. Statistical analysis was performed using STATA version 17.

Results

Our analysis included 1,911,869 ACS discharges. Our sample was made up of 78.6% White, 12.1% Bla

SUBMITTER: Srivastava G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11307933 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature