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- Title
Racial differences in survival among hemodialysis patients after coronary artery bypass grafting.
- Authors
Efird, Jimmy T; O'Neal, Wesley T; Bolin, Paul, Jr; Davies, Stephen W; O'Neal, Jason B; Anderson, Curtis A; Ferguson, T Bruce; Chitwood, W Randolph; Kypson, Alan P
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine racial differences in long-term survival among hemodialysis patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). To our knowledge this has not been previously addressed in the literature. Black and white hemodialysis patients undergoing first-time, isolated CABG procedures between 1992 and 2011 were compared. Survival probabilities were computed using the Kaplan-Meier product-limit method and stratified by race. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed using a Cox regression model. A total of 207 (2%) patients were on hemodialysis at the time of CABG. White (n = 80) hemodialysis patients had significantly decreased 5-year survival compared with black (n = 127) patients (adjusted HR = 1.9, 95% CI = 1.2-2.8). Our finding provides useful outcome information for surgeons, primary care providers, and their patients.
- Publication
International journal of environmental research and public health, 2013, Vol 10, Issue 9, p4175
- ISSN
1660-4601
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijerph10094175