Journal article
Incidence, Secular Trends, and Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery in Aboriginal Peoples
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Canada's Aboriginal people experience a disproportionate burden of comorbid illnesses predisposing them to higher rates of atherosclerotic disease. We set out to investigate secular rates of cardiovascular surgery (CVSx) and postsurgical outcomes in Aboriginals compared with non-Aboriginals.
METHODS: All patients undergoing CVSx in Manitoba, Canada from 1995-2007 (N =12,170 [Aboriginal, 574, 4.7%; non-Aboriginal, 11,596, 95.3%]) …
Authors
Sood MM; Tangri N; Komenda P; Rigatto C; Khojah S; Hiebert B; Menkis A; Tam J; Arora RC; Group CHRIMI
Journal
Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 29, No. 12, pp. 1629–1636
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.cjca.2013.06.003
ISSN
0828-282X
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Acute Coronary SyndromeAgedCause of DeathCohort StudiesComorbidityCoronary Artery BypassFemaleForecastingHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHospital MortalityHumansIndians, North AmericanInuitMaleManitobaMiddle AgedPatient Outcome AssessmentPneumoniaPostoperative ComplicationsRenal DialysisRisk FactorsStrokeSurgical Wound InfectionSurvival RateUrban PopulationUtilization Review