Medical Student Research Forum Posters

Healthcare disparities have been identified among out-of–hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients, the most common cause of cardiac death.1 Decreased odds of cardiac catheterization has been found to be associated with non-White race and non-private insurance at the patient level among California 24/7 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) centers.2 Our current work expands on this research by identifying specific clinical practices, such as cardiac catheterization regardless of rhythm, use of advanced therapeutics and targeted temperature management, associated with race and insurance status of patients within California. With this research we wish to aid the process of eliminating healthcare disparities among California OHCA patients by identifying these correlations.