A Research Agenda to Mitigate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Critical Care Medicine: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement

Mechanisms: examining variability in evidence-based care and clinician communication

Research outcomes: hierarchical outcomes that evaluate patient-relevant trade-offs

Research methods: multicenter studies to address center-level variation and structural barriers to equity

Research methods: qualitative and mixed methods to center the patient and family voice

Research methods: interdisciplinary research teams with the broad expertise to address complex social problems

Research methods: directed acyclic graphs to promote causal inference

Research methods: quality improvement collaboratives of multiple stakeholders working to achieve equitable outcomes

Nearly all priorities related to data sources and research methods