Trends in outcomes and racial disparities in adult hospitalizations for immune thrombocytopenia over a decade
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Vardar U, Ilelaboye A, Murthi M, Atluri R, Park D, Khamooshi P, Ojemolon P, Shaka H. Racial Disparities in Patients With COVID-19 Infection: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis. Cureus 2023, 15: e35039. PMID: 36942174, PMCID: PMC10023870, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.35039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Inpatient SampleCOVID-19 infectionHispanic patientsSeptic shockCardiac arrestOdds of cardiac arrestBlack patientsAcute respiratory distress syndromeMortality oddsRisk of adverse outcomesAcute respiratory failureHospitalizations of adult patientsRespiratory distress syndromeAcute kidney failureMean length of stayDeep vein thrombosisDevelopment of sepsisPatients admitted with COVID-19 infectionCOVID-19-related hospitalizationLength of stayAcute myocardial infarctionPulmonary embolismRacial disparitiesRespiratory failureVasopressor use