Trends in the Management and Outcomes of Esophageal Perforations Among Racial-ethnic Groups

Overview

Journal J Thorac Dis

Publisher AME Publishing Company

Specialty Pulmonary Medicine

Date 2024 Jan 22

PMID 38249932

Authors

Jenny Bui

Michael Hendrickson

Chris B Agala

Paula D Strassle

Benjamin Haithcock

Jason Long

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Abstract

Background: Esophageal perforation (EP) is a life-threatening emergency requiring emergent surgical intervention. Little is known about potential racial-ethnic disparities among patients with EP.

Methods: Hospitalizations of adult (≥18 years old) patients admitted with a diagnosis of EP were identified in the 2000-2017 National Inpatient Sample (NIS). Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate the association between race-ethnicity and inpatient mortality. Inpatient complications were assessed using multivariable logistic regression.

Results: There were an estimated 36,531 EP hospitalizations from 2000-2017. One quarter of hospitalizations were racial or ethnic minorities. Non-Hispanic (NH) White patients were, on average, older (median age 58 vs. 41 and 47 years, respectively, P<0.0001). The rate of EP admissions, per 1,000,000 the United States (US) adults, significantly increased among all groups over time. In-hospital mortality decreased for both NH White and NH Black patients (10.2% to 4.6% and 8.3% to 4.9%, respectively, P<0.0001) but increased for Hispanic patients and patients of other races (2.9% to 4.7% and 3.4% to 6.9%, P<0.0001). NH Black patients were more likely to have sepsis during their hospital course [odds ratio (OR) =1.34; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.08 to 1.66], and patients of other races (OR =1.44; 95% CI: 1.01 to 2.07) were more likely to have pneumonia. Similar rates of surgical intervention were seen among all racial-ethic groups. After adjustment, inpatient mortality did not differ among racial-ethnic groups.

Conclusions: Rates of EP admissions have increased for all racial-ethnic groups since 2000. Despite similar incidences of inpatient mortality across groups, NH Black and other race patients were more likely to experience postoperative complications, suggesting potential racial-ethnic disparities in quality or access to care.

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