A controversial study suggesting just that:
“Our research shows that surgeons who have less experience with the off-pump technique are more likely to perform this technique on black patients, rather than on white patients,” said Professor Dana Mukamel of the University of California, Irvine.
“Racial disparities in access to heath care are well known throughout the United States. Black and minority groups usually do not have as much access as white patients to the latest technologies in medical care. However, in the case of off-pump CABG surgery they have more access, which is mostly due to surgeries performed by less experienced surgeons.”
