Distressed communities are associated with worse outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery

Although low socioeconomic status has been associated with increased risk of complications after cardiac surgery, analyses have typically focused on insurance status, race, or median income. We sought to determine if the Distressed Communities Index, a composite socioeconomic metric, could predict operative mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting.All patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (2011-2018) in the...