Black Patients 42% More Likely to Die After High-Risk Surgery Than White Patients

Black Patients 42% More Likely to Die After High-Risk Surgery Than White Patients

October 17, 2023 Family & Community HealthPublic HealthComments Off on Black Patients 42% More Likely to Die After High-Risk Surgery Than White Patients

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter High-risk surgeries are more deadly for Black and Hispanic Americans than for their white counterparts, new research reveals. The study, of more than 1 million procedures performed in U.S. hospitals between 2000 and 2020, found that Black patients were 42% more likely than white patients to die within 30 days […]