Association between Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and pulmonary embolism severity, management, and in-hospital outcomes.
Daniel J SnyderRobert S ZilinyiMahesh V MadhavanMarissa AlsaloumDanial SaleemJohn J BuyskeEmma W HealyMaxine J McGredyBernardo T Da SilvaErika B RosenzweigKoji TakedaDaniel BrodieCara AgerstrandAndrew EisenbergerAjay J KirtaneSahil A ParikhSanjum S SethiPublished in: Vascular medicine (London, England) (2023)
At this institution, Hispanic or Latino patients were less likely to present with high-risk PE but had similar rates of inpatient mortality. Future research is needed to identify if disparities in in-hospital care are driving perceived differences in PE severity and what addressable systematic factors are driving higher-than-expected in-hospital mortality for Hispanic or Latino patients.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- end stage renal disease
- african american
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- mental health
- emergency department
- depressive symptoms
- acute care
- pain management
- risk factors
- quality improvement
- current status
- insulin resistance
- coronary artery disease
- weight loss
- affordable care act