Preoperative Treatment of Severe Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension Mitigates Healthcare Disparities and Prevents Adverse Postoperative Discharge to a Nursing Home
Wachtendorf L, Azimaraghi O, Rangasamy V, Sane M, Subramaniam B, Vazquez R, Wongtangman K, Houle T, Bellin E, Akeju O, Straker T, Chambers T, Oriol N, Eikermann M, committee F. Preoperative Treatment of Severe Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension Mitigates Healthcare Disparities and Prevents Adverse Postoperative Discharge to a Nursing Home. Annals Of Surgery 2022, 276: e185-e191. PMID: 35762618, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDatabases, FactualDiabetes MellitusHealthcare DisparitiesHumansHypertensionNursing HomesPatient DischargeRetrospective StudiesConceptsNursing homesNursing facilitiesHealthcare disparitiesWhite raceBlack raceMitigate healthcare disparitiesAcademic healthcare networkBlack patientsDiabetes mellitusSelf-identifySevere diabetes mellitusPatients of black raceMedication-based treatmentNursesPostoperative dischargePatient raceHealthcare networkOptimal preoperative assessmentPrimary associationPrimary outcomeAdverse dischargeIncreased riskMediation analysisHomeDisparities