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ArticleWorld journal of surgery2020

Effects of Social Disparities on Management and Surgical Outcomes for Patients with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism.

Brittany Greene, S Joseph Kim, Ellen P McCarthy, Jesse D Pasternak

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Article in World journal of surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Brittany GreeneDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 10 En 214, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada.
S Joseph KimDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, 585 University Avenue, 11-PMB-129, Toronto, ON, M5G 2N2, Canada.
Ellen P McCarthyDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Jesse D PasternakDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 10 En 214, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada. Jesse.Pasternak@uhn.ca.
Toronto General Hospital · CABeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USUniversity Health Network · CA

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Abstract

introductionNearly 80% of chronic renal failure patients have secondary hyperparathyroidism. Cinacalcet is used to lower parathyroid hormone; however, it is expensive and has side effects. When secondary hyperparathyroidism is resistant to medication or medications are inaccessible, parathyroidectomy is performed. Race and socioeconomic status influence access to care and surgical outcomes. We sought to evaluate the effect of race and socioeconomic status on parathyroidectomy rate as well as surgical outcomes of patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism.

methodsWe undertook cross-sectional analysis of adults diagnosed with secondary hyperparathyroidism in the USA between 2012 and 2014, using the National Inpatient Sample. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to determine associations between social disparities, likelihood to undergo parathyroidectomy, and surgical outcomes.

resultsBetween 2012 and 2014, a national estimate of 724,170 hospitalizations were identified where patients had a diagnosis of secondary hyperparathyroidism. Operative rate was 0.67%. By socioeconomic status, differences in rates of surgery in the poorest compared to the richest were not significant (0.74% vs. 0.55%, OR 1.08, p = 0.5). African-American patients had higher rates of parathyroidectomy compared to Caucasians (1 vs. 0.74%, OR 1.49, p < 0.001). African-American patients also had a trend toward more complications and greater length of stay.

conclusionsAccording to a large administrative dataset, parathyroidectomy for secondary hyperparathyroidism is seldom used in the USA. African-American patients have higher rates of surgical management. Surgical outcomes may be affected by race. Clinicians treating secondary hyperparathyroidism should be aware of existing disparities within their health system.

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Healthcare DisparitiesParathyroidectomyAdultBlack or African AmericanCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansHyperparathyroidism, SecondaryMaleMiddle AgedSocial ClassWhite People

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