Hospital Quality and Racial Differences in Outcomes After Genitourinary Cancer Surgery
Compared to White patients, Black patients had lower odds of textbook outcomes after surgery for prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer. The racial differences in achieving textbook outcomes were narrowed as hospital quality increased. Black patients were less likely than White patients to be treated at the highest-quality hospitals. Our findings underscore the importance of improved access to high quality care among Black patients.
Authors
- Brent K. Hollenbeck
- Christopher Dall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2207-0531)
- Kassem Faraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2130-0446)
- Nicholas Hartman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8475-1973)
- Vahakn B. Shahinian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3280-7821)
- Xiu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5721-4100)
- Samuel R. Kaufman
- Arnav Srivastava
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70436
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57