Why the study?
Does Black race compared to White race affect operative mortality in patients undergoing cardiovascular and cancer procedures?
Population
Medicare patients undergoing one of 8 cardiovascular and cancer procedures between 1994 and 1999
Comparison
Black race vs White race
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days or before discharge
Key result
Black patients had higher operative mortality than white patients across 7 of 8 surgical procedures (ORs 1.23 to 1.61), largely due to higher mortality rates at the hospitals they attended.
Authors
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Racial mortality gaps may reflect hospital quality; leaves open whether quality interventions would narrow disparities in cardiovascular procedures.
Observational
Yes
Does Black race compared to White race affect operative mortality in patients undergoing cardiovascular and cancer procedures?
Effect estimate: OR 1.23 to 1.61 (95% CI 1.18-1.29 to 1.28-2.03)
Racial disparities in operative mortality are largely driven by the specific hospitals where Black patients receive care, which have higher mortality rates for all patients.
Lucas et al. (2006) conducted an observational in Cardiovascular and cancer procedures. Black race vs. White race was evaluated on Operative mortality (death within 30 days or before discharge) (OR 1.23 to 1.61, 95% CI 1.18-1.29 to 1.28-2.03). Black patients had higher operative mortality than white patients across 7 of 8 surgical procedures (ORs 1.23 to 1.61), largely due to higher mortality rates at the hospitals they attended.