Why the study?
Racial disparities in pulmonary embolism incidence, severity, and outcomes are not fully understood, particularly in the context of pulmonary embolism response teams (PERT).
Does race or insurance type affect pulmonary embolism severity, management, and outcomes in patients managed by a PERT?
Cohort (n=425)
No
Does race or insurance type affect pulmonary embolism severity, management, and outcomes in patients managed by a PERT?
p-value: p=0.42 (clot), 0.28 (acute treatment)
While race was not associated with differences in PE severity or outcomes in a PERT setting, socioeconomic factors like government insurance were linked to reduced outpatient follow-up and increased readmissions.
May attenuate racial PE outcome disparities under PERT; leaves open generalizability beyond single-center cohorts.
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Dronamraju et al. (2023) conducted a cohort in Pulmonary embolism (n=425). Black race vs. White race was evaluated on PE severity and in-hospital management (p=0.42 (clot), 0.28 (acute treatment)).
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