作者
Khadijah Breathett, Wenhui G Liu, Larry A Allen, Stacie L Daugherty, Irene V Blair, Jacqueline Jones, Gary K Grunwald, Marc Moss, Tyree H Kiser, Ellen Burnham, R William Vandivier, Brendan J Clark, Eldrin F Lewis, Sula Mazimba, Catherine Battaglia, P Michael Ho, Pamela N Peterson
发表日期
2018/5
期刊
JACC: Heart Failure
卷号
6
期号
5
页码范围
413-420
出版商
American College of Cardiology Foundation
简介
Objectives
This study sought to determine whether the likelihood of receiving primary intensive care unit (ICU) care by a cardiologist versus a noncardiologist was greater for Caucasians than for African Americans admitted to an ICU for heart failure (HF). The authors further evaluated whether primary ICU care by a cardiologist is associated with higher in-hospital survival, irrespective of race.
Background
Increasing data demonstrate an association between better HF outcomes and care by a cardiologist. It is unclear if previously noted racial differences in cardiology care persist in an ICU setting.
Methods
Using the Premier database, adult patients admitted to an ICU with a primary discharge diagnosis of HF from 2010 to 2014 were included. Hierarchical logistic regression models were used to determine the association between race and primary ICU care by a cardiologist, adjusting for patient and hospital variables …
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