Failure to rescue following postoperative pneumonia in pediatrics: Is there a racial disparity?

Introduction Racial disparities in measures of health and healthcare processes are well described. Limited work exists on disparities in failure to rescue – hospital mortality following a major adverse event. Postoperative pneumonia is a serious, potentially preventable adverse event that often lead...

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Published in:Pediatric anesthesia 2024-03, Vol.34 (3), p.220-224
Main Authors: Warren, Jalen, Gibbs, Anna, Mpody, Christian, Nafiu, Olubukola O., Tobias, Joseph D., Willer, Brittany L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Black or African American
Child
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Logistic Models
Mortality
Pediatrics
Pneumonia
postoperative complications
Postoperative Complications - etiology
race
Retrospective Studies
Surgery
United States
White
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Summary:Introduction Racial disparities in measures of health and healthcare processes are well described. Limited work exists on disparities in failure to rescue – hospital mortality following a major adverse event. Postoperative pneumonia is a serious, potentially preventable adverse event that often leads to death, i.e., failure to rescue. This study examined the association of racial grouping with failure to rescue following postoperative pneumonia. Methods We utilized the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program‐Pediatrics Participant Use Data File to assemble a cohort of children
ISSN:1155-5645
1460-9592
DOI:10.1111/pan.14815