Racial Impact on Inpatient Stroke Quality of Care in Two Community Hospitals.

Haitham M HusseinMai-Kau YangSolmaz RamezaniRishi SharmaOmair Ul Haq LodhiYaroslav Owens-PochinkaJinci LuAhmed Elbokl

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)

There is a racial disparity in the pre-hospital phase of the stroke chain of survival of non-white patients, impacting IV thrombolysis utilization. The younger age and worse lipid profile and hemoglobin A1c of non-white patients suggest the need for better preventative care starting at a young age.

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healthcare
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