Racial/ethnic variations in physician recommendations for cardiac revascularization.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-2003
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We sought to examine whether physician recommendations for cardiac revascularization vary according to patient race.
METHODS: We studied patients scheduled for coronary angiography at 2 hospitals, one public and one private, between November 1997 and June 1999. Cardiologists were interviewed regarding their recommendations for cardiac resvacularization.
RESULTS: African American patients were less likely than Whites to be recommended for revascularization at the public hospital (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 0.31; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.12, 0.77) but not at the private hospital (adjusted OR = 1.69; 95% CI = 0.69, 4.14).
CONCLUSIONS: Physician recommendations for cardiac revascularization vary by patient race. Further studies are needed to examine physician bias as a factor in racial disparities in cardiac care and outcomes.
Volume
93
Issue
10
First Page
1689
Last Page
1693
ISSN
0090-0036
Published In/Presented At
Ibrahim, S. A., Whittle, J., Bean-Mayberry, B., Kelley, M. E., Good, C., & Conigliaro, J. (2003). Racial/ethnic variations in physician recommendations for cardiac revascularization. American journal of public health, 93(10), 1689–1693. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.93.10.1689
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
14534223
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article