Impact of hospital volume on racial disparities in cardiovascular procedure mortality.

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2006
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Trivedi, Amal N
Sequist, Thomas D
Ayanian, John Z
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Trivedi, Amal N and Sequist, Thomas D and Ayanian, John Z (2006) Impact of hospital volume on racial disparities in cardiovascular procedure mortality. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 47 (2). pp. 417-424.
Abstract
Black and Hispanic patients were more likely to receive cardiovascular procedures in low-volume hospitals, but hospital volume did not explain a large proportion of racial differences in post-procedure mortality. Additional research is needed to determine why black patients have increased mortality after cardiovascular procedures and how these mortality rates can be reduced.
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