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Black or African American patients undergo great saphenous vein ablation procedures for advanced venous disease and have the least improvement in their symptoms after these procedures.
Zil-E-Ali, Ahsan; DeHaven, Christopher; Alamarie, Billal; Paracha, Abdul Wasay; Aziz, Faisal.
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  • Zil-E-Ali A; Division of Vascular Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA.
  • DeHaven C; Office of Medical Education, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA.
  • Alamarie B; Office of Medical Education, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA.
  • Paracha AW; Office of Medical Education, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA.
  • Aziz F; Division of Vascular Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. Electronic address: faziz@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord ; 11(5): 904-912.e1, 2023 09.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37343786
OBJECTIVE: Chronic venous insufficiency is an increasingly prevalent problem in the United States, with >25 million individuals currently affected. Previous work has shown that racial minorities and low socioeconomic status are associated with a worse clinical presentation and response to treatment. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between race, patient variables, hospital outcomes, and response to treatment for patients presenting for chronic venous insufficiency intervention. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent endovenous ablation (radiofrequency or laser) of the great saphenous vein to treat symptomatic, chronic venous insufficiency using Vascular Quality Initiative data from 2014 to 2020. Patient characteristics and outcomes were analyzed stratified by patient race. The χ2 test and the Kruskal-Wallis equality-of-populations rank test were used to measure the study outcomes. The primary outcomes were an improved venous clinical severity score and improvement in patient-reported outcomes. Patient characteristics, CEAP (clinical, etiologic, anatomic, pathophysiologic) classification, prior venous interventions, length of stay, and time to follow-up were compared between races. RESULTS: The database consisted of 9009 predominantly female patients (n = 6041; 67.1%), with a mean age distribution of 56 years. Of the 9009 patients, 7892 are White (87.6%), 627 Hispanic (6.9%), and 490 Black or African American (18.3%). The Hispanic cohort was younger than their White and Black/African American counterparts. Black/African American patients presented with more advanced clinical stages than did the White and Hispanic groups. The clinical stage according to race was as follows: C3-Black/African American, 32.9%; Hispanic, 38.9%; White, 46%; C5-Black/African American, 4.7%; Hispanic, 2.1%; White, 2.3%; and C6-Black/African American, 12.7%; Hispanic, 3.2%; White, 6.2%. Black/African American patients were more likely to present as overweight or obese (66%; P < .001) and less likely to be taking anticoagulation medication preoperatively (11%; P < .001). Non-White race was associated with a higher probability of treatment in the hospital setting (Black/African American, 63.6%; Hispanic, 87.5%; P < .001). Black/African American patients (3.25 ± 4.4; P < .001) demonstrated lower mean improvement postoperatively in both the venous clinical severity score and patient-reported outcomes than their White (4.25 ± 4.13, P <.001) and Hispanic (4.42 ± 3.78; P < .001) counterparts. CONCLUSIONS: Differences exist in the clinical severity and symptom presentation based on race. Black/African American patients present with more advanced chronic venous insufficiency than do their White and Hispanic counterparts. Furthermore, the postprocedural analysis showed inferior clinical and self-reported improvement in chronic venous insufficiency for the Black/African American patients. Although the Hispanic population was younger, the White and Hispanic patients experienced similar responses to treatment.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Insuficiência Venosa / Negro ou Afro-Americano Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Limite: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Insuficiência Venosa / Negro ou Afro-Americano Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Limite: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos