International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology
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Multicenter Study
Socioeconomic characteristics of patients undergoing ambulatory diagnostic cerebral angiography in four US States.
Several groups have demonstrated the safety of ambulatory cerebral angiography, with no patients experiencing complications related to early discharge. Although this practice appears to be safe, the socioeconomic characteristics factoring in the selection of the patients have not been investigated. ⋯ Access to ambulatory diagnostic cerebral angiography appears to be more common for patients with private insurance and less comorbidities, in the setting of lower volume hospitals. Further investigation is needed in the direction of mapping these disparities in resource utilization.