Healthcare access and outcomes should be equitable—but are they? The recently published population-based analysis examines the impact of insurance status on in-hospital outcomes after Type A Aortic Dissection repair, providing insights from a national registry. ?? Key Findings: ?? Mortality rates were similar between public and private insurance groups ?? Higher complication rates for patients with public insurance: - higher mechanical ventilation - higher acute kidney injury - more postoperative infections ?? Greater resource utilization in public insurance patients: - longer hospital stays - higher transfer-out rates - higher total hospital charges ?? Read more: https://shorturl.at/QMm6A
