The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racial disparities in postoperative outcomes after bariatric surgery
NHB patients had inferior perioperative outcomes than patients of other races after bariatric surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, all races/ethnicities had decreased odds of eLOS during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- Kathryn Ottaviano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6750-7330)
- Tejinder P. Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1862-1505)
- Zaid M. Ashar
- Jessica A. Zaman
- Ashar Ata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2932-264X)
- Anna Booras
Institutions
- Albany Medical Center Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gassur.2024.09.023
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57