Racial Disparities in 30-day Readmission After Orthopaedic Surgery: A 5-year National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database Analysis.
Victoria E BergsteinLucy R O'SullivanKenneth H LevyEttore VulcanoAmiethab A AiyerPublished in: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews (2024)
Black patients were at greater risk for overall, spine, shoulder/elbow, hand/wrist, and hip/knee all-cause readmission. Asian patients were at lower risk for overall, spine, hand/wrist, and hip/knee surgery all-cause readmission. Our findings can identify complications that should be more carefully monitored in certain patient populations.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- minimally invasive
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- total knee arthroplasty
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery bypass
- emergency department
- patient safety
- acute coronary syndrome
- risk factors
- atrial fibrillation
- adverse drug
- surgical site infection
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- drug induced