Racial and ethnic disparities in common inpatient safety outcomes in a children's hospital cohort.

Anne Lyren; Elizabeth Haines; Meghan Fanta; Michael Gutzeit; Katherine Staubach; Pavan Chundi; Valerie Ward; Lakshmi Srinivasan; Megan Mackey; Michelle Vonderhaar; Patricia Sisson; Ursula Sheffield-Bradshaw; Bonnie Fryzlewicz; Maitreya Coffey; John D Cowden

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Racial and ethnic disparities in common inpatient safety outcomes in a children's hospital cohort.

August 16, 2023

Lyren A, Haines E, Fanta M, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(2):86-97.

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Previous research has found that racial and ethnic disparities can hinder the safe care of pediatric patients. In this cross-sectional study, researchers examined racial and ethnic disparities in central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and unplanned extubation (UE) rates across 27 children’s hospitals in the United States. Compared to White patients, Black and African-American patients had higher UE rates and Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander patients had higher CLABSI rates.

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