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Mora R, Maze M. The role of cultural competency training to address health disparities in surgical settings. Br Med Bull 2024; 150:42-59. [PMID: 38465857 DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldae005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Disparities in health care delivered to marginalized groups are unjust and result in poor health outcomes that increase the cost of care for everyone. These disparities are largely avoidable and health care providers, have been targeted with education and specialised training to address these disparities. SOURCES OF DATA In this manuscript we have sought out both peer-reviewed material on Pubmed, as well as policy statements on the potential role of cultural competency training (CCT) for providers in the surgical care setting. The goal of undertaking this work was to determine whether there is evidence that these endeavours are effective at reducing disparities. AREAS OF AGREEMENT The unjustness of health care disparities is universally accepted. AREAS OF CONTROVERSY Whether the outcome of CCT justifies the cost has not been effectively answered. GROWING POINTS These include the structure/content of the CCT and whether the training should be delivered to teams in the surgical setting. AREAS TIMELY FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH Because health outcomes are affected by many different inputs, should the effectiveness of CCT be improvement in health outcomes or should we use a proxy or a surrogate of health outcomes.
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- Roberto Mora
- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
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Willer BL, Alalade E, Toledo P, Jimenez N. Pro-Con Debate: Perioperative Research Should Be Color-Blind. Anesth Analg 2023; 137:967-972. [PMID: 37862397 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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Profound racial and ethnic disparities have been documented in health and health care outcomes in recent decades. Some researchers have erroneously ascribed these inequities to biological variations, prompting debate as to how, or even if, race and ethnicity should be included as an outcome variable. Color blindness is a racial ideology with roots in constitutional law that posits that equality is best achieved by disregarding the racial and ethnic characteristics of the individual. Color consciousness, in contrast, approaches disparities with the knowledge that experiences related to one's race and ethnicity influence an individual's health and well-being. In this Pro-Con commentary article, we discuss the concept of color blindness and debate its use as an approach in medicine and research.
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- Brittany L Willer
- From the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington
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Gala K, Ghusn W, Tariq R, Abu Dayyeh BK, Chedid V. Demographic Disparities in Recruitment for Clinical Trials Focused on Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies. Obes Surg 2023; 33:3699-3702. [PMID: 37798510 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06854-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Studies have shown that there are multiple disparities in the recruitment for clinical trials across medical specialties, which makes it challenging to translate research findings to the real world. We performed a systematic review of RCTs focused on EBTs and examined the sex, racial, and ethnic background and age of participants. METHODS A systematic search of trials pertaining to EBTs was performed. Demographic details from all trials were abstracted and recorded and compared to real-world demographics of obesity in the United States, as reported in the NHANES 2017-March 2020. RESULTS A total of 11 trials were included. Mean age of all patients was 43.50 ± 9.25, which differs from the age distribution of obesity in the population (35% between 40 and 59 years). Mean female representation was 89%, which is higher than real-world estimates (50%). A mean of 74% of participants were white, with underrepresentation of African American (21%) and Hispanic (10%) participants as compared to real-world estimates. CONCLUSION Populations affected by obesity are not equitably reflected in clinical trials focused on endoscopic bariatric therapies.
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- Khushboo Gala
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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Perdomo CM, Cohen RV, Sumithran P, Clément K, Frühbeck G. Contemporary medical, device, and surgical therapies for obesity in adults. Lancet 2023; 401:1116-1130. [PMID: 36774932 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)02403-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 105.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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The goal of obesity management is to improve health. Sustained weight loss of more than 10% overall bodyweight improves many of the complications associated with obesity (eg, prevention and control of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, fatty liver disease, and obstructive sleep apnoea), as well as quality of life. Maintenance of weight loss is the major challenge of obesity management. Like all chronic diseases, managing obesity requires a long-term, multimodal approach, taking into account each individual's treatment goals, and the benefit and risk of different therapies. In conjunction with lifestyle interventions, anti-obesity medications and bariatric surgery improve the maintenance of weight loss and associated health gains. Most available anti-obesity medications act on central appetite pathways to reduce hunger and food reward. In the past 5 years, therapeutic advances have seen the development of targeted treatments for monogenic obesities and a new generation of anti-obesity medications. These highly effective anti-obesity medications are associated with weight losses of more than 10% of overall bodyweight in more than two-thirds of clinical trial participants. Long-term data on safety, efficacy, and cardiovascular outcomes are awaited. Long-term studies have shown that bariatric surgical procedures typically lead to a durable weight loss of 25% and rapid, sustained improvements in complications of obesity, although they have not yet been compared with new-generation highly effective anti-obesity medications. Further work is required to determine optimal patient-specific treatment strategies, including combinations of lifestyle interventions, anti-obesity medications, endoscopic and bariatric surgical procedures, and to ensure equitable access to effective treatments.
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- Carolina M Perdomo
- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Metabolic Research Laboratory, CIBEROBN, ISCIII, IdiSNA, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- The Center for Obesity and Diabetes, Oswaldo Cruz German Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Endocrinology, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Nutrition and obesities: systemic approach research group, Nutriomics, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Nutrition Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Metabolic Research Laboratory, CIBEROBN, ISCIII, IdiSNA, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
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Herbozo S, Brown KL, Burke NL, LaRose JG. A Call to Reconceptualize Obesity Treatment in Service of Health Equity: Review of Evidence and Future Directions. Curr Obes Rep 2023; 12:24-35. [PMID: 36729299 PMCID: PMC9894524 DOI: 10.1007/s13679-023-00493-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Rates of obesity and associated comorbidities are higher among Black and Latino adults compared to white adults. We sought to provide an overview of both structural and individual factors contributing to obesity inequities and synthesize available evidence regarding treatment outcomes in Black and Latino adults, with an eye towards informing future directions. RECENT FINDINGS Obesity disparities are influenced by myriad systemic issues, yet the vast majority of interventions target individual-level factors only, and most behavioral treatments fail to target drivers beyond eating and physical activity. Extant treatments are not equally accessible, affordable, or effective among Black and Latino adults compared with white counterparts. Asset-based, culturally relevant interventions that target the root causes of obesity and address intersectional stress-designed in partnership with intended beneficiaries-are urgently needed. Treatment trials must improve enrollment of Black and Latino adults and report treatment outcomes by race and ethnicity.
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- Sylvia Herbozo
- Department of Surgery, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 West Harrison Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Fordham University, The Bronx, USA
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- Department of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
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Hampton L, Mocanu V, Verhoeff K, Birch DW, Karmali S, Switzer NJ. Asian race is not associated with increased 30-day serious complications or mortality: a MBSAQIP analysis of 594 837 patients. Surg Endosc 2023; 37:3893-3900. [PMID: 36720752 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-09898-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION With expansion of bariatric surgery indications to include Asian patients with diabetes and body mass index (BMI) ≥ 27.5, or BMI ≥ 32.5, it is important to characterize Asian patient population undergoing bariatric surgery and assess their postoperative outcomes. METHODS This retrospective study analyzed the 2015-2019 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) database. All patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) who self-reported as Asian or White race were included. The primary outcomes were to characterize the Asian race population in North American and to identify if Asian race was associated with serious complications or mortality at 30 days. RESULTS Overall, 594,837 patients met inclusion, with 4229 self-reporting Asian racial status. Patients of Asian race were younger (41.8 vs 45.5 years, p < 0.001) and had a lower BMI (42.8 vs 44.7 kg/m2 p < 0.001) than White patients. They were also more likely to have insulin dependent diabetes (10.9% vs 8.2%, p < 0.001), have received prior cardiac surgery (10.0% vs 1.2% p < 0.001), and suffer from renal insufficiency (1.0% vs 0.5%, p < 0.001). There were no significant differences between rates of RYGB (28.3% vs 28.9%, p = 0.4) and mean operative duration (87.7 vs 87.5 min, p = 0.7). Additionally, there were no differences in 30 day outcomes including leak (0.5% vs 0.5%, p = 0.625), bleeding (1.2% vs 1.0%, p = 0.1), serious complications (3.4% vs 3.5%, p = 0.6), or mortality (0.1% vs 0.1%, p = 0.7) and after confounder control, Asian race was not independently associated with serious complications (OR 1.0, CI 0.9-1.2, p = 0.7), or mortality (OR 1.1, CI 0.3-3.3, p = 0.1). CONCLUSIONS Despite the increased metabolic burden of Asian patients, no differences in 30-day outcomes compared to White patients occurs. This data supports evidence suggesting these patients may safely undergo bariatric surgery independent of their increased metabolic burden.
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- Lauren Hampton
- Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Centre for Advancement of Surgical Education and Simulation (CASES), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Centre for Advancement of Surgical Education and Simulation (CASES), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Coleman KJ, Wellman R, Fitzpatrick SL, Conroy MB, Hlavin C, Lewis KH, Coley RY, McTigue KM, Tobin JN, McBride CL, Desai JR, Clark JM, Toh S, Sturtevant JL, Horgan CE, Duke MC, Williams N, Anau J, Horberg MA, Michalsky MP, Cook AJ, Arterburn DE, Apovian CM. Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy for Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes Across Race and Ethnicity in the PCORnet Bariatric Study Cohort. JAMA Surg 2022; 157:897-906. [PMID: 36044239 PMCID: PMC9434478 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.3714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Importance Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity; yet it is unclear whether the long-term safety and comparative effectiveness of these operations differ across racial and ethnic groups. Objective To compare outcomes of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) across racial and ethnic groups in the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORnet) Bariatric Study. Design, Setting, and Participants This was a retrospective, observational, comparative effectiveness cohort study that comprised 25 health care systems in the PCORnet Bariatric Study. Patients were adults and adolescents aged 12 to 79 years who underwent a primary (first nonrevisional) RYGB or SG operation between January 1, 2005, and September 30, 2015, at participating health systems. Patient race and ethnicity included Black, Hispanic, White, other, and unrecorded. Data were analyzed from July 1, 2021, to January 17, 2022. Exposure RYGB or SG. Outcomes Percentage total weight loss (%TWL); type 2 diabetes remission, relapse, and change in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level; and postsurgical safety and utilization outcomes (operations, interventions, revisions/conversions, endoscopy, hospitalizations, mortality, 30-day major adverse events) at 1, 3, and 5 years after surgery. Results A total of 36 871 patients (mean [SE] age, 45.0 [11.7] years; 29 746 female patients [81%]) were included in the weight analysis. Patients identified with the following race and ethnic categories: 6891 Black (19%), 8756 Hispanic (24%), 19 645 White (53%), 826 other (2%), and 783 unrecorded (2%). Weight loss and mean reductions in HbA1c level were larger for RYGB than SG in all years for Black, Hispanic, and White patients (difference in 5-year weight loss: Black, -7.6%; 95% CI, -8.0 to -7.1; P < .001; Hispanic, -6.2%; 95% CI, -6.6 to -5.9; P < .001; White, -5.9%; 95% CI, -6.3 to -5.7; P < .001; difference in change in year 5 HbA1c level: Black, -0.29; 95% CI, -0.51 to -0.08; P = .009; Hispanic, -0.45; 95% CI, -0.61 to -0.29; P < .001; and White, -0.25; 95% CI, -0.40 to -0.11; P = .001.) The magnitude of these differences was small among racial and ethnic groups (1%-3% of %TWL). Black and Hispanic patients had higher risk of hospitalization when they had RYGB compared with SG (hazard ratio [HR], 1.45; 95% CI, 1.17-1.79; P = .001 and 1.48; 95% CI, 1.22-1.79; P < .001, respectively). Hispanic patients had greater risk of all-cause mortality (HR, 2.41; 95% CI, 1.24-4.70; P = .01) and higher odds of a 30-day major adverse event (odds ratio, 1.92; 95% CI, 1.38-2.68; P < .001) for RYGB compared with SG. There was no interaction between race and ethnicity and operation type for diabetes remission and relapse. Conclusions and Relevance Variability of the comparative effectiveness of operations for %TWL and HbA1c level across race and ethnicity was clinically small; however, differences in safety and utilization outcomes were clinically and statistically significant for Black and Hispanic patients who had RYGB compared with SG. These findings can inform shared decision-making regarding bariatric operation choice for different racial and ethnic groups of patients.
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- Karen J. Coleman
- Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Department of Research and Evaluation, Pasadena
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Departments of Epidemiology & Prevention, and Implementation Science, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle
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- Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Clinical Directors Network and The Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational Science, New York, New York
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- HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle
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- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle
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Lankford A, Roland L, Jackson C, Chow J, Keneally R, Jackson A, Douglas R, Berger J, Mazzeffi M. Racial-ethnic disparities in potentially preventable complications after cesarean delivery in Maryland: an observational cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022; 22:494. [PMID: 35710376 PMCID: PMC9204962 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-04818-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Potentially preventable complications are monitored as part of the Maryland Hospital Acquired Conditions Program and are used to adjust hospital reimbursement. Few studies have evaluated racial-ethnic disparities in potentially preventable complications. Our study objective was to explore whether racial-ethnic disparities in potentially preventable complications after Cesarean delivery exist in Maryland. Methods We performed a retrospective observational cohort study using data from the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission database. All patients having Cesarean delivery, who had race-ethnicity data between fiscal years 2016 and 2020 were included. Multivariable logistic regression modeling was performed to estimate risk-adjusted odds of having a potentially preventable complication in patients of different race-ethnicity. Results There were 101,608 patients who had Cesarean delivery in 33 hospitals during the study period and met study inclusion criteria. Among them, 1,772 patients (1.7%), experienced at least one potentially preventable complication. Patients who had a potentially preventable complication were older, had higher admission severity of illness, and had more government insurance. They also had more chronic hypertension and pre-eclampsia (both P<0.001). Median length of hospital stay was longer in patients who had a potentially preventable complications (4 days vs. 3 days, P<0.001) and median hospital charges were approximately $4,600 dollars higher, (P<0.001). The odds of having a potential preventable complication differed significantly by race-ethnicity group (P=0.05). Hispanic patients and Non-Hispanic Black patients had higher risk-adjusted odds of having a potentially preventable complication compared to Non-Hispanic White patients, OR=1.26 (95% CI=1.05 to 1.52) and OR=1.17 (95% CI=1.03 to 1.33) respectively. Conclusions In Maryland a small percentage of patients undergoing Cesarean delivery experienced a potentially preventable complication with Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black patients disproportionately impacted. Continued efforts are needed to reduce potentially preventable complications and obstetric disparities in Maryland. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12884-022-04818-5.
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- Allison Lankford
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, 20037, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, 20037, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, 20037, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, 20037, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Walter Reed National Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington DC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, 20037, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington DC, 20037, USA.
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Volume-outcome relationships for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients in the sleeve gastrectomy era. Surg Endosc 2022; 36:3884-3892. [PMID: 34471980 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08705-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sleeve gastrectomy is now the most common bariatric operation performed. With lower volumes of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), it is unclear whether decreasing surgeon experience has led to worsening outcomes for this procedure. METHODS We used State Inpatient Databases from Florida, Iowa, New York, and Washington. Bariatric surgeons were designated as those who performed ten or more bariatric procedures yearly. Patients who had RYGB were included in our analysis. Using multi-level logistic regression, we examined whether surgeon average yearly RYGB volume was associated with RYGB patient 30-day complications, reoperations, and readmissions and 1-year revisions and readmissions. RESULTS From 2013 to 2017 there were 27,714 patients who underwent laparoscopic RYGB by 311 surgeons. Median surgeon volume was 77 RYGBs per year. The distribution was 10 bypasses yearly at the 5th percentile, 16 bypasses at the 10th percentile, 38 bypasses at the 25th percentile, and 133 bypasses at the 75th percentile. Multi-level regression revealed that patients of surgeons with lower RYGB volumes had small but statistically significant increased risks of 30-day complications and 1-year readmissions. At 30 days, risk for any complication was 6.71%, 6.43%, and 5.55% at 10, 38, and 133 bypasses per year, respectively (p = 0.01). Risk for readmission at 1 year was 13.90%, 13.67%, and 12.90% at 10, 38, and 133 bypasses per year, respectively (p = 0.099). Of note, volume associations with complications and reoperations due to hemorrhage and leak were not statistically significant. There was also no significant association with revisions. CONCLUSION This is the first study to examine the association of surgeon RYGB volume with patient outcomes as the national experience with RYGB diminishes. Overall, surgeon RYGB volume does not appear to have a large effect on patient outcomes. Thus, patients can safely pursue RYGB in this early phase of the sleeve gastrectomy era.
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Trends in Same-Day Discharge Rate After Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy and Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of Postoperative Complication Rates Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2022; 28:e22-e28. [PMID: 35272328 DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The primary aim of this study was to review trends in the same-day discharge (SDD) rate after minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy (MISCP). The secondary aim was to compare the composite 30-day postoperative complication rates between propensity score-matched SDD and admitted cohorts. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from 2015 to 2019. Patients who underwent MISCP were identified by Current Procedural Terminology codes. Concurrent hysterectomy, anterior or posterior repairs, rectopexy, and midurethral sling were also identified. Multivariable logistic regression and propensity score matching were performed. RESULTS A total of 12,762 MISCP patients were captured: 3,968 underwent MISCP only, 4,065 underwent MISCP with total laparoscopic hysterectomy, 734 underwent MISCP with laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy, and 3,995 underwent MISCP with laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy. Overall, the SDD rate was 16.3%, with an increase from 12.3% in 2015 to 23.1% in 2019. Multivariable logistic regression showed that admitted patients were more likely to be older, to be of Black race, have an American Society of Anesthesiologists classification of 3 or 4, have hypertension requiring medication, have longer operative time, and have undergone concurrent anterior or posterior repair, rectopexy, or sling. After propensity score matching, the composite postoperative complication rates were similar between the 2 cohorts (5.7% vs 6.4%, P = 0.818). However, superficial surgical site infection was more likely in the SDD cohort (adjusted odds ratio, 2.3; P < 0.001) and blood transfusion in the admitted cohort (adjusted odds ratio, 11.9; P = 0.0.34). CONCLUSIONS The rate of SDD after MISCP seems to be increasing. Composite postoperative complication rates are similar between SDD and admitted cohorts.
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Chao GF, Guerra ME, Jean RA. Comment on: Unequal rates of postoperative complications in relatively healthy bariatric surgical patients of White and Black race. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2021; 17:e38-e39. [PMID: 34090819 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Grace F Chao
- National Clinician Scholars Program, University of Michigan, Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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