PMID- 37051921 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231023 LR - 20231025 IS - 1528-1140 (Electronic) IS - 0003-4932 (Linking) VI - 278 IP - 5 DP - 2023 Nov 1 TI - Direct and Indirect Effects of Race and Socioeconomic Deprivation on Outcomes After Lower Extremity Bypass. PG - e1128-e1134 LID - 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005857 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the potential pathway, through which race and socioeconomic status, as measured by the social deprivation index (SDI), affect outcomes after lower extremity bypass chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), a marker for delayed presentation. BACKGROUND: Racial and socioeconomic disparities persist in outcomes after lower extremity bypass; however, limited studies have evaluated the role of disease severity as a mediator to potentially explain these outcomes using clinical registry data. METHODS: We captured patients who underwent lower extremity bypass using a statewide quality registry from 2015 to 2021. We used mediation analysis to assess the direct effects of race and high values of SDI (fifth quintile) on our outcome measures: 30-day major adverse cardiac event defined by new myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack/stroke, or death, and 30-day and 1-year surgical site infection (SSI), amputation and bypass graft occlusion. RESULTS: A total of 7077 patients underwent a lower extremity bypass procedure. Black patients had a higher prevalence of CLTI (80.63% vs 66.37%, P < 0.001). In mediation analysis, there were significant indirect effects where Black patients were more likely to present with CLTI, and thus had increased odds of 30-day amputation [odds ratio (OR): 1.11, 95% CI: 1.068-1.153], 1-year amputation (OR: 1.083, 95% CI: 1.045-1.123) and SSI (OR: 1.052, 95% CI: 1.016-1.089). There were significant indirect effects where patients in the fifth quintile for SDI were more likely to present with CLTI and thus had increased odds of 30-day amputation (OR: 1.065, 95% CI: 1.034-1.098) and SSI (OR: 1.026, 95% CI: 1.006-1.046), and 1-year amputation (OR: 1.068, 95% CI: 1.036-1.101) and SSI (OR: 1.026, 95% CI: 1.006-1.046). CONCLUSIONS: Black patients and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients tended to present with a more advanced disease, CLTI, which in mediation analysis was associated with increased odds of amputation and other complications after lower extremity bypass compared with White patients and those that were not socioeconomically disadvantaged. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Powell, Chloe A AU - Powell CA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2963-2813 AD - Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. FAU - Albright, Jeremy AU - Albright J AD - Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI. FAU - Culver, Jacob AU - Culver J AD - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium, Ann Arbor, MI. FAU - Osborne, Nicholas H AU - Osborne NH AD - Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. FAU - Corriere, Matthew A AU - Corriere MA AD - Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. FAU - Sukul, Devraj AU - Sukul D AD - Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI. FAU - Gurm, Hitinder AU - Gurm H AD - Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI. FAU - Henke, Peter K AU - Henke PK AD - Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230413 PL - United States TA - Ann Surg JT - Annals of surgery JID - 0372354 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Risk Factors MH - *Peripheral Arterial Disease/surgery MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Limb Salvage MH - Ischemia/surgery MH - Lower Extremity/surgery MH - Socioeconomic Factors MH - Retrospective Studies COIS- C.A.P. is supported by training grant AG062043 from the National Institute on Aging. P.K.H. and D.S. receive salary support from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium (BMC2) is a regional quality collaborative supported by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan. The remaining authors report no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2023/04/14 06:00 MHDA- 2023/10/23 12:41 CRDT- 2023/04/13 05:04 PHST- 2023/10/23 12:41 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/04/13 05:04 [entrez] AID - 00000658-202311000-00061 [pii] AID - 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005857 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Surg. 2023 Nov 1;278(5):e1128-e1134. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005857. Epub 2023 Apr 13.