Racial and Ethnic Postoperative Outcomes After Surgery: The Hispanic Paradox.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Hispanic population in the United States have previously been shown to have, in some cases, better health outcomes than non-Hispanic whites (NHWs) despite having lower socioeconomic status and higher frequency of comorbidities. This epidemiologic finding is coined as the Hispanic Paradox (HP). Few studies have evaluated if the HP exists in surgical patients. Our study aimed to examine postoperative complications between Hispanic and NHW patients undergoing low- to high-risk procedures.

Materials and methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study analyzing adult patients who underwent high-, intermediate-, and low-risk procedures. The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project California State Inpatient Database between 2006 and 2011 was used to identify the pa

SUBMITTER: Eguia E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6251496 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature