2013
Hispanic ethnicity is associated with increased costs after carotid endarterectomy and carotid stenting in the United States
Propper B, Black J, Schneider E, Lum Y, Malas M, Arnold M, Abularrage C. Hispanic ethnicity is associated with increased costs after carotid endarterectomy and carotid stenting in the United States. Journal Of Surgical Research 2013, 184: 644-650. PMID: 23582759, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.03.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid artery stentingTotal hospital chargesCarotid endarterectomyHospital chargesHispanic ethnicityBlack patientsUnivariate analysisOperative volumeCost of CEAHospital operative volumeSurgeon operative volumesLow-volume hospitalsNationwide Inpatient SampleCarotid artery stenosisICD-9 codesLow-volume surgeonsHigh-risk statusOnly Hispanic ethnicityPostoperative complicationsCarotid revascularizationSymptomatic statusArtery stentingPrimary outcomeSymptomatic presentationArtery stenosisRacial and ethnic disparities in the treatment of unruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in the United States
Arnaoutakis D, Propper B, Black J, Schneider E, Lum Y, Freischlag J, Perler B, Abularrage C. Racial and ethnic disparities in the treatment of unruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms in the United States. Journal Of Surgical Research 2013, 184: 651-657. PMID: 23545407, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicBlack or African AmericanComorbidityEthnicityFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospital CostsHumansInsurance, HealthLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRacial GroupsRisk FactorsUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresWhite PeopleConceptsAortic aneurysm repairThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairHospital operative volumePostoperative complicationsAneurysm repairThoracoabdominal aneurysmsHispanic patientsHispanic ethnicityOperative volumeMultivariate analysisEthnic disparitiesAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairAnnual surgical volumeThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsClinical Modification codesNationwide Inpatient SamplePreoperative comorbiditiesIndex hospitalizationSecondary outcomesDiabetes mellitusPrimary outcomeWhite patientsBlack patientsCerebrovascular diseaseNinth Revision
2012
Disparities in Outcomes for Hispanic Patients Undergoing Endovascular and Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Williams T, Schneider E, Black J, Lum Y, Freischlag J, Perler B, Abularrage C. Disparities in Outcomes for Hispanic Patients Undergoing Endovascular and Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2012, 27: 29-37. PMID: 23084731, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2012.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalBlack or African AmericanBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayMaleMultivariate AnalysisPostoperative ComplicationsRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairOpen AAAIndependent risk factorAortic aneurysm repairBlack patientsWhite patientsHispanic patientsHispanic ethnicityAAA repairAneurysm repairHospital chargesHospital characteristicsRisk factorsInsurance typeOpen abdominal aortic aneurysm repairMultivariate analysisICD-9-CM codesTotal hospital chargesNationwide Inpatient SampleInfluence of raceLength of stayUnruptured AAAPrimary hospitalizationHospital mortalityPostoperative complicationsThe impact of race and ethnicity on the outcome of carotid interventions in the United States
Schneider E, Black J, Hambridge H, Lum Y, Freischlag J, Perler B, Abularrage C. The impact of race and ethnicity on the outcome of carotid interventions in the United States. Journal Of Surgical Research 2012, 177: 172-177. PMID: 22459294, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndependent risk factorRisk of strokeCarotid endarterectomyBlack patientsHispanic ethnicityRisk factorsMultivariable analysisUnivariate analysisGreater riskOutcomes of CEANationwide Inpatient SampleDiseases-9 codesInfluence of raceAfrican American raceCarotid artery stenosisHigh-risk statusPostoperative deathsCarotid angioplastyPrimary outcomeSymptomatic statusWhite patientsArtery stenosisCarotid interventionHospital characteristicsInpatient Sample