Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity and Loss of Post-Surgery Independent Living: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Bronx Hospital Network
Main findingResult — go to the resultRR adj 0.88 95% CI 00.82–0.94Authors' conclusion
Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is a protective factor for postoperative adverse discharge, but this association is modified by socioeconomic status.
Study context
- Population
- Adults who underwent surgery and were admitted from home to Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, January 2016–June 2021
- Participants
- 93,356 adults
- Exposure
- Hispanic/Latino vs non-Hispanic/Latino ethnicity
- Hispanic/Latinon = 42,832
- Outcome
- Postoperative adverse discharge to a nursing home or skilled nursing facility
Methodological detailssingle hospital network, mixed-effects models, interaction analysis
- Single hospital network
- Mixed-effects models
- Interaction analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
RR adj
0.88
95% CI 00.82–0.94
P < 0.001
Hispanic/Latino vs non-Hispanic/Latino
RR adj 0.88 (95% CI 00.82–0.94); P < 0.001
- Overall postoperative adverse discharge
- 9.7% (9074)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Adjusted RR (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Discharge home with health services, low socioeconomic status (subgroup) | 1.06 (11.01–1.12) | P = 0.017 |
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Original publication
Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity and Loss of Post-Surgery Independent Living: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Bronx Hospital Network. Anesth Analg. Published 16 August 2024. doi:10.
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