Influence of Race on the Management of Lower Extremity Ischemia
Minority Diabetes Reports Thursday, March 28th, 2013JAMA Surgery: March 20, 2013
Importance Among patients presenting with critical lower extremity ischemia, it has been previously documented that white individuals are more likely to undergo revascularization than nonwhite individuals, with the disparity largely attributed to differences in resources and access to care.
Objective To investigate the amputation disparity between white and nonwhite patients with critical lower extremity ischemia in more detail using a larger data set than previous studies, with a focus on the role of confounding factors such as access and hospital resources. Read more
