Discrepancy in opioid prescription patterns for Black or African American patients following lower extremity bypass surgery for chronic limb-threatening ischemia.

Background: Disparity in the allocation of medical services and resources based on race is present within the health care industry today, including the prescription of postoperative analgesics. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the presence of race-based disparity in the prescription of postdischarge opioids after lower extremity bypass (LEB) surgery for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI).

Methods: Retrospective analysis was conducted on adult CLTI patients who underwent LEB from 2000 to 2023 in the TrinetX database.