Using Days Alive and Out of Hospital to measure inequities and explore pathways through which inequities emerge after coronary artery bypass grafting in Aotearoa New Zealand: a secondary data analysis using a retrospective cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the use of days alive and out of hospital (DAOH) as a sensitive measure of equity of outcomes after surgery by comparing outcomes after a coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) operation between Māori and non-Māori patients in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

We calculated unadjusted and risk-adjusted DAOH scores at three time points (30, 90 and 365 days) and compare values between Māori and non-Māori using data from the New Zealand Ministry of Health (MoH) over a 9 year period. To assess the impact of different risk factors on differences in outcome, we risk-adjust for multiple factors individually and collectively, to begin to elucidate possible pathways for equity gaps.

Results

After our comparisons, Māori patients e

SUBMITTER: Boyle L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11795399 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature