@article{ref1,
title="Letter re: Racial disparities in administration of VTE prophylaxis after severe traumatic injuries",
journal="American surgeon",
year="2023",
author="Sarani, Babak and Mohseni, Shahin",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The authors would like to thank Dr. Breeding and colleagues for their interest in our paper &quot;Racial Disparities in Administration of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis After Severe Traumatic Injuries&quot;1 and their valuable comments.   The main objective of this study was to investigate how the administration of VTE prophylaxis differs based on race as a quality measure indicator, using the TQIP database, which has its well-recognized inherent limitations. The concern raised regarding the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is a valid one. Unfortunately, the TQIP database does not capture ethnicity entirely when it comes to Hispanic/Latino population cared for at U.S. trauma centers. It is also important to highlight that according to the U.S. Census Bureau, people who identify themselves as Hispanic/Latino may be of any race.2 While the majority of Hispanic/Latino patients identify themselves as White, almost half identify as another race...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-1348",
doi="10.1177/00031348221146964",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00031348221146964"
}