Racial Differences in 1-Year Mortality after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States.
Jain S, Priya A, Pekow P, Spitzer K, Walkey A, Opara I, Krumholz H, Lindenauer P. Racial Differences in 1-Year Mortality after Hospitalization for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2024, 21: 585-594. PMID: 37943953, PMCID: PMC10995557, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202304-359oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalizationsObstructive pulmonary diseaseMedicare beneficiariesWhite racePulmonary diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbationsChronic obstructive pulmonary disease patientsObstructive pulmonary disease exacerbationsObstructive pulmonary disease patientsHospital-level clusteringPulmonary disease exacerbationsRetrospective cohort studyPulmonary disease patientsCox regression modelIndividual socioeconomic statusDisease exacerbationPulmonary rehabilitationCohort studyDischarge dispositionOverall mortalityIllness severityHospitalized populationCare factorsDisease patients