Disparities in diagnostic timeliness and outcomes of pediatric appendicitis.

Kenneth A Michelson; Richard G Bachur; Shawn J Rangel; Jonathan A Finkelstein; Michael C Monuteaux; Monika K Goyal

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Disparities in diagnostic timeliness and outcomes of pediatric appendicitis.

February 21, 2024

Michelson KA, Bachur RG, Rangel SJ, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(1):e2353667.

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Racial and ethnicity disparities can contribute to biases which can negatively impact health outcomes and patient safety. This retrospective cohort study including 93,136 children across nearly 1,000 EDs in the US between 2014 and 2019 found that Asian and Pacific Islander, Black, and Hispanic patients were more likely to experience delayed diagnosis of appendicitis and complications of appendicitis compared to White patients.

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