Differences in outcomes by race/ethnicity after thoracic surgery in a large integrated health system

Background: Disparities exist throughout surgery. We aimed to assess for racial/ethnic disparities among outcomes in a large thoracic surgery patient population. Methods: We reviewed all thoracic surgery patients treated at our integrated health system from January 1, 2016–December 31, 2020. Post-op...

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Published in:	Surgery Open Science
Main Authors:	Kian C. Banks, MD, Julia Wei, MPH, Leyda Marrero Morales, BS, Zeuz A. Islas, BS, Nathan J. Alcasid, MD, Cynthia J. Susai, MD, Angela Sun, BS, Katemanee Burapachaisri, BS, Ashish R. Patel, MD, Simon K. Ashiku, MD, Jeffrey B. Velotta, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Race/ethnicity Outcomes Disparities Thoracic surgery
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258984502400054X