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