Association Between Patient Race and Ethnicity and Outcomes With COVID-19: A Retrospective Analysis From a Large Mid-Atlantic Health System.
Anirudh RaoMuhtadi H AlnababtehVictor J Avila-QuinteroJose M FloresNina E LaingDavid A BoydJennifer YuNaheed AhmedHunter GroningerAkram M ZaaqoqPublished in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2023)
Our analysis demonstrated that Hispanic patients were more likely require mechanical ventilation but had lower mortality when compared to White patients, with lower average age likely mediating this association. These findings emphasize the importance of outreach efforts to communities of color to increase prevention measures and vaccination uptake to reduce infection with COVID-19.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- intensive care unit
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular events
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors
- patient reported outcomes
- respiratory failure
- coronary artery disease
- adipose tissue
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- glycemic control