TY - JOUR
T1 - The association between race/ethnicity and peripartum hysterectomy and the risk of perioperative complications
AU - Lawson, Shari M.
AU - Chou, Betty
AU - Martin, Kristin L.
AU - Ryan, Isa
AU - Eke, Ahizechukwu C.
AU - Martin, Kimberly D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Objective: To compare perioperative outcomes by patient race/ethnicity. Methods: A retrospective cohort study identified 7 331 638 childbirth hospitalizations for women aged 12–55 years in the USA between 2004–2014. Peripartum hysterectomy, in-hospital mortality, perioperative complications, length of stay, and cost of hysterectomy data were analyzed using SAS. Results: Among childbirth hospitalizations (52.9% white, 13.5% black, 23.0% Hispanic, 5.2% Asian, and 5.4% other), peripartum hysterectomy occurred in 6619. The incidence of peripartum hysterectomy was 90.3 (95% confidence interval [CI] 87.7–93.0) per 100 000 hospitalizations, and higher for black (111.0, 95% CI 104.5–117.4), Hispanic (104.9, 95% CI 99.1–110.8), and Asian women (119.6, 95% CI 109.1–130.2) compared to whites (75.7, 95% CI 72.8–78.5). After adjustment, Hispanic women had an 18% higher odds of undergoing peripartum hysterectomy (odds ratio [OR] 1.18, 95% CI 1.08–1.29; P=0.004) than white women. Non-white women had a 2–3-fold higher odds of in-hospital mortality (ORblack 2.76, 95% CI 1.44–5.30; ORHispanic 1.99, 95% CI 1.04–3.82; ORAsian+other 2.44, 95% CI 1.11–5.40. Black and Asian/other women were more likely to undergo blood transfusions. Conclusion: Women of color have higher rates of peripartum hysterectomy and experience higher rates of poor perioperative outcomes and mortality.
AB - Objective: To compare perioperative outcomes by patient race/ethnicity. Methods: A retrospective cohort study identified 7 331 638 childbirth hospitalizations for women aged 12–55 years in the USA between 2004–2014. Peripartum hysterectomy, in-hospital mortality, perioperative complications, length of stay, and cost of hysterectomy data were analyzed using SAS. Results: Among childbirth hospitalizations (52.9% white, 13.5% black, 23.0% Hispanic, 5.2% Asian, and 5.4% other), peripartum hysterectomy occurred in 6619. The incidence of peripartum hysterectomy was 90.3 (95% confidence interval [CI] 87.7–93.0) per 100 000 hospitalizations, and higher for black (111.0, 95% CI 104.5–117.4), Hispanic (104.9, 95% CI 99.1–110.8), and Asian women (119.6, 95% CI 109.1–130.2) compared to whites (75.7, 95% CI 72.8–78.5). After adjustment, Hispanic women had an 18% higher odds of undergoing peripartum hysterectomy (odds ratio [OR] 1.18, 95% CI 1.08–1.29; P=0.004) than white women. Non-white women had a 2–3-fold higher odds of in-hospital mortality (ORblack 2.76, 95% CI 1.44–5.30; ORHispanic 1.99, 95% CI 1.04–3.82; ORAsian+other 2.44, 95% CI 1.11–5.40. Black and Asian/other women were more likely to undergo blood transfusions. Conclusion: Women of color have higher rates of peripartum hysterectomy and experience higher rates of poor perioperative outcomes and mortality.
KW - Ethnicity
KW - Perioperative complications
KW - Peripartum hysterectomy
KW - Pregnancy
KW - Race
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U2 - 10.1002/ijgo.13304
DO - 10.1002/ijgo.13304
M3 - Article
C2 - 32652590
AN - SCOPUS:85088980151
SN - 0020-7292
VL - 151
SP - 57
EP - 66
JO - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
JF - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
IS - 1
ER -