In reply: Performance of obstetric comorbidity indices within race/ethnicity categories

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We thank Raveh 1 Raveh Y. Performance of obstetric comorbidity indices within race/ethnicity categories. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2022; 51: 103569https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa.2022.103569 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (1) Google Scholar for their interest in our article and for their comments. The goal of our study was to validate existing comorbidity indices within homogeneous categories of race and ethnicity. These categories are uniformly coded based on definitions from the United States (US) Office of Management and Budget. 2 United States Census Bureau. About the topic of race. https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html. Accessed June 2, 2022. Google Scholar While a conversation regarding how race and ethnicity are defined (and how they are collected for documentation in the medical record) is indeed valuable, it is beyond the scope of this external validation study. Performance of obstetric comorbidity indices within race/ethnicity categoriesInternational Journal of Obstetric AnesthesiaVol. 51PreviewI read with great interest the article by Tangel et al. who studied the performance and calibration of existing obstetric comorbidity adjustment indices within race/ethnicity categories.1 I salute the authors on this important and insightful research, and would like to highlight several points. Full-Text PDF