Why the study?
Multicenter collaborative studies examining disparities in in-hospital outcomes were lacking in pediatric cardiology.
Do racial and ethnic disparities affect hospital length of stay and complications in pediatric acute care cardiology patients?
Population
29 079 ACCU hospitalizations from 28 centers
Comparison
Hospitalizations categorized by race, ethnicity, and region
Design
Multicenter registry-based cohort study
Key result
Non-Hispanic Black and other race/ethnicity pediatric cardiology patients had significantly longer hospital length of stay and more complications compared with non-Hispanic white patients (P<0.0001).
Authors
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Disparities in LOS and complications among Black and Hispanic ACCU patients warrant equity-focused QI; leaves open causal factors and intervention targets.
Cohort (n=29,079)
Yes
Do racial and ethnic disparities affect hospital length of stay and complications in pediatric acute care cardiology patients?
Absolute Event Rate: 5% vs 5%
p-value: p=<0.0001
Significant racial and ethnic disparities exist in hospital length of stay and complications among pediatric cardiology patients, with notable regional variations across the United States.
Hills et al. (2026) conducted a cohort in Acute care pediatric cardiology (n=29,079). Non-Hispanic Black or other race/ethnicity vs. Non-Hispanic white race/ethnicity was evaluated on Length of stay (LOS) (p=<0.0001). Non-Hispanic Black and other race/ethnicity pediatric cardiology patients had significantly longer hospital length of stay and more complications compared with non-Hispanic white patients (P<0.0001).