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What is Decline in Racial Disparities for United States Hospital Admissions After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction From 2007 to 2015 about?

## Background: Racial disparities in perioperative complications have been shown to exist for many procedures in orthopaedic surgery. Although anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is commonly performed as an outpatient procedure, the rate of admission to the hospital postoperatively is not insignificant. Hispanic patients have been shown to have higher odds of admission compared with non-Hispanic patients. ## Hypothesis: We hypothesized that racial disparities would decrease from 2007 to 2015, resulting in lower rates of hospital admission for Black and Hispanic patients. ## Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. ## Methods: This study represents a retrospective analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database for patients undergoing ACLR between 2007 and 2015. We performed bivariate analysis as well as binary logistic regression, with postoperative admission as the primary outcome. Previously identified risk factors for admission were used as predictors in addition to a term for the statistical interaction between year of surgery and ethnicity. ## Results: A total of 7542 patients undergoing ACLR were assessed. The logistic regressi

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Author

Li, Lambert T.; Bokshan, Steven L.; McGlone, Patrick J.; Owens, Brett D.

Publisher

SAGE Publications; SAGE Publications Inc.; Research Square (ISSN 2325-9671)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)