• J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jul 2019

    Multicenter Study Observational Study

    An Update on Racial Disparities With 30-Day Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Under the Affordable Care Act.

    • Brittany N Burton, Naeemah A Munir, Angele S Labastide, Ramon A Sanchez, and Rodney A Gabriel.
    • School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA.
    • J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 2019 Jul 1; 33 (7): 1890-1898.

    ObjectiveThe impact of race on outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) has been reported before the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. However, the impact of race on outcomes post-Affordable Care Act enactment remains unclear. The authors evaluated the association of race with outcomes after enactment of the Affordable Care Act in CABG patients.DesignRetrospective analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from 2012 to 2016.SettingMulti-institutional.ParticipantsThe authors identified 9,698 CABG patients.InterventionsCABG.Measurements And Main ResultsCompared with the white population, the black/African American population had higher rates of congestive heart failure, blood transfusion, bleeding disorder, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, active smoking, renal dialysis, and hypertension (all p < 0.05). Compared with whites, Asians tended to have a higher prevalence of blood transfusion, American Society of Anesthesiologists class ≥4, diabetes mellitus, and renal dialysis (all p < 0.05). Postoperative red blood cell transfusion (56.5%) and prolonged hospital length of stay ≥12 days (27.7%) were the most prevalent adverse outcomes. Compared with whites, the adjusted odds of postoperative overall morbidity were higher among blacks/African Americans (odds ratio [OR]: 1.42, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.15-1.76, p < 0.001) and Asians (OR: 1.43, 95% CI: 1.06-1.91, p = 0.001). Compared with blacks/African Americans, Asians had higher odds of infection complications (OR: 2.07, 95% CI: 1.10-3.88, p = 0.023).ConclusionDifferential outcomes were observed for morbidity and mortality outcome measures. The persistence of racial disparities beyond the Affordable Care Act calls for multidisciplinary action.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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