Racial and ethnic differences in transfusion rates in adolescent scoliosis surgery: Preoperative anemia as a mediator of disparity.
Sophie E FisherStanford ChihuriJean GuglielminottiGuohua LiLisa EislerPublished in: Transfusion (2024)
In this cohort study, patients from minoritized racial and ethnic groups received RBC transfusions at a higher rate than non-Hispanic White patients, and the difference was partially mediated by preoperative anemia. Future efforts to minimize transfusions and improve health equity should target this modifiable risk factor alongside other sources of disparity and discrimination.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- public health
- peritoneal dialysis
- minimally invasive
- patients undergoing
- risk factors
- african american
- acute coronary syndrome
- cardiac surgery
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- sickle cell disease