Urgent versus elective surgical disparities among American Indian and Alaska Native patients.
Benjamin BrownSarah HoltKassandra Dindinger-HillErika M WolffSara JavidYaw NyameJohn L GorePublished in: World journal of surgery (2024)
AIAN patients were more likely to undergo urgent hip replacement, spinal fusion, and aortic valve replacement than NHW patients. AIAN patients underwent urgent surgery at younger ages. Medicaid insurance conferred higher risks for urgent surgery across all surgeries studied. Further research is warranted to more clearly identify the factors contributing to disparities among AIAN patients undergoing urgent surgery.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- patients undergoing
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- minimally invasive
- prognostic factors
- healthcare
- aortic valve replacement
- climate change
- health insurance
- coronary artery bypass
- spinal cord
- aortic stenosis
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- affordable care act