Study finds Black patients more likely to die after coronary surgery: 10 things to know

Becker's Healthcare October 23, 2024
Francesca Mathewes

Black patients are 22% more likely to die in the hospital after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. According to a study of over 1 million patients presented at the annual 2024 meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Here are 10 more takeaways from the study:

1. Researchers evaluated a national inpatient database of 1,159,040 patients undergoing CABG in the U.S. between 2016 and 2021.

2. Among the over 1 million patients, 75.58% were white, 7.44% were Hispanic, 6.75% were Black and 10.23% were categorized as belonging to other racial groups.

3. In comparison with white patients, Black and Hispanic patients were more likely to be younger. White patients were, on average, 77 years old, while Black...

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