Reexamination of Area Deprivation Index for Risk Adjusting Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Outcomes

The Association of Socioeconomic Factors With Outcomes for Coronary Artery Bypass SurgeryThe Annals of Thoracic SurgeryVol. 114Issue 4PreviewNumerous studies have identified the associations of socioeconomic factors with outcomes of cardiac procedures. The majority have focused on easily measured factors like sex, race, and insurance status, or on socioeconomic characteristics of patients’ 5-digit zip codes. The impact of more granular census-derived socioeconomic information on outcomes has rarely been studied. Full-Text PDF