Racial/ethnic disparities in amputation and revascularization: A nationwide inpatient sample study

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 34-37

  Hughes, Kakra ^a   Seetahal, Shiva ^a   Oyetunji, Toluloupe ^a   Rose, David ^a   Greene, Wendy ^a   Chang, David ^b   Cornwell III, Edward ^a   Obisesan, Thomas ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

amputation; comorbidities; limb ischemia; racial disparity; revascularization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVASCULARIZATION; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMPUTATION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAUCASIAN; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; ISCHEMIA; LEG; LIMB SALVAGE; MINORITY GROUP; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VASCULARIZATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMPUTATION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MINORITY GROUPS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890901055     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: 19389116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574413510618     Document Type: Article

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