Flora Nuñez Gallegos1, Joyce L Woo2, Brett R Anderson3, Keila N Lopez4. 1. Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Palo Alto, CA, USA. 2. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Chicago, IL, USA. 3. Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, New York, NY, USA. 4. Baylor College of Medicine Texas Children's Hospital Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Houston TX, USA. Electronic address: knlopez@bcm.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To summarize existing literature on neonatal disparities in congenital heart disease surgical outcomes and identify potential policies to address these disparities. FINDING: Disparities in outcomes for neonatal congenital heart surgery were largely published under four domains: race/ethnicity, insurance type, neighborhood/socioeconomic status, and cardiac center characteristics. While existing research identifies associations between these domains and mortality, more nuanced analyses are emerging to understand the mediators between these domains and other non-mortality outcomes, as well as potential interventions and policies to reduce disparities. A broader look into social determinants of health (SDOH), prenatal diagnosis, proximity of birth to a cardiac surgical center, and post-surgical outpatient and neurodevelopmental follow-up may accelerate interventions to mitigate disparities in outcomes. CONCLUSION: Understanding the mechanisms of how SDOH relate to neonatal surgical outcomes is paramount, as disparities research in neonatal congenital heart surgery continues to shift from identification and description, to intervention and policy.
OBJECTIVE: To summarize existing literature on neonatal disparities in congenital heart disease surgical outcomes and identify potential policies to address these disparities. FINDING: Disparities in outcomes for neonatal congenital heart surgery were largely published under four domains: race/ethnicity, insurance type, neighborhood/socioeconomic status, and cardiac center characteristics. While existing research identifies associations between these domains and mortality, more nuanced analyses are emerging to understand the mediators between these domains and other non-mortality outcomes, as well as potential interventions and policies to reduce disparities. A broader look into social determinants of health (SDOH), prenatal diagnosis, proximity of birth to a cardiac surgical center, and post-surgical outpatient and neurodevelopmental follow-up may accelerate interventions to mitigate disparities in outcomes. CONCLUSION: Understanding the mechanisms of how SDOH relate to neonatal surgical outcomes is paramount, as disparities research in neonatal congenital heart surgery continues to shift from identification and description, to intervention and policy.
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