Inequities in surgical outcomes by race and sex in the United States: retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess inequities in mortality by race and sex for eight common surgical procedures (elective and non-elective) across specialties in the United States.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

US, 2016-18.

Participants

1 868 036 Black and White Medicare beneficiaries aged 65-99 years undergoing one of eight common surgeries: repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm, appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colectomy, coronary artery bypass surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement, and lung resection.

Main outcome measure

The main outcome measure was 30 day mortality, defined as death during hospital admission or within 30 days of the surgical procedure.

Results

Postoperative mortality overall was higher in Black men (1698 deaths, adjusted morta

SUBMITTER: Ly DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9975928 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature