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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedJones JM, Fingar KR, Miller MA
AHRQ Author: Miller MA; Heslin KC
Racial disparities in sepsis-related in-hospital mortality: using a broad case capture method and multivariate controls for clinical and hospital variables, 2004-2013.
The objective of this study was to use a broad method of capturing sepsis cases to estimate 2004-2013 trends in in-hospital sepsis mortality rates by race/ethnicity. Mortality rates adjusted for patient characteristics were higher for all minority groups than for white patients. After adjusting for hospital characteristics, sepsis mortality rates in 2013 were similar for white, black, and Hispanic patients.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Jones JM, Fingar KR, Miller MA .
Racial disparities in sepsis-related in-hospital mortality: using a broad case capture method and multivariate controls for clinical and hospital variables, 2004-2013.
Crit Care Med 2017 Dec;45(12):e1209-e17. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000002699.
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Keywords: Disparities, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Mortality, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Sepsis
Hines AL, Andrews RM, Moy E
AHRQ Author: Andrews RM, Moy E
Disparities in rates of inpatient mortality and adverse events: race/ethnicity and language as independent contributors.
The authors investigated inpatient mortality rates and obstetric trauma for self-reported speakers of English, Spanish, and languages of Asia and the Pacific Islands (API) and compared quality of care by language with patterns by race/ethnicity. They found that speaking a non-English principal language and having a non-White race/ethnicity did not place patients at higher risk for inpatient mortality, except for a higher stroke mortality for Japanese-speaking patients. Patients who spoke API languages or had API race/ethnicity had higher risk for obstetric trauma than English-speaking White patients, while Spanish-speaking Hispanic patients had more obstetric trauma than English-speaking Hispanic patients.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 290201300002C.
Citation: Hines AL, Andrews RM, Moy E .
Disparities in rates of inpatient mortality and adverse events: race/ethnicity and language as independent contributors.
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2014 Dec;11(12):13017-34. doi: 10.3390/ijerph111213017.
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Keywords: Communication, Disparities, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Mortality, Racial and Ethnic Minorities