Socioeconomic Distressed Communities Index associated with worse limb-related outcomes after infrainguinal bypass

ObjectiveSeveral studies have demonstrated that socioeconomic factors may affect surgical outcomes. Analyses in vascular surgery have been limited by the availability of individual or community-level socioeconomic data. We sought to determine whether the Distressed Communities Index (DCI), a composite socioeconomic ranking by ZIP code, could predict short- and long-term outcomes for patients with peripheral artery disease.MethodsAll Virginia...