Increasing Omission of Race and Ethnicity in a National Surgical Database
NSQIP-P exhibits a concerning increase in missing race and ethnicity data that has not been previously described in other literature or database documentation. Controlling for surgery type and patient demographics, patients exhibited worse outcomes with respect to hospital length of stay and both readmission and any complication rate. Further work is necessary to determine the cause of these missing data and provide guidance for researchers examining surgical disparities using NSQIP-P.
Authors
- Michael Alperovich
- Jacqueline Ihnat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6187-8605)
- Alexander J. Kammien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3997-2803)
- Kuo Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4557-4086)
- Paris D. Butler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6598-2656)
- Jeremy A. Goss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2633-6878)
- Soraya Fereydooni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1264-6461)
- Kevin Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5263-2718)
- SeungJu Jackie Oh
- Neil Parikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4850-8316)
Institutions
- Yale University (US)
- Yale New Haven Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001372
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.52