Differential access to care: The role of age, insurance, and income on race/ethnicity-related disparities in adult perforated appendix admission rates
Zogg CK, Scott JW, Jiang W, Wolf LL, Haider AH. Differential access to care: The role of age, insurance, and income on race/ethnicity-related disparities in adult perforated appendix admission rates. Surgery 2016, 160: 1145-1154. PMID: 27486003, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAppendicitisConfidence IntervalsEthnicityFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansIncomeInsurance CoverageMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient AdmissionRacial GroupsRisk AssessmentRoleUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAcute appendicitisAdmission ratesLack of differenceNationwide Inpatient SampleRisk-adjusted differencesUnited States populationRace/ethnicityPediatric studiesInpatient SampleWorse outcomesMinority patientsBetter outcomesUniversal insurancePatientsEthnic disparitiesLogistic regressionRole of ageEthnic inequitiesHealthcare ResearchAge incrementsOlder adultsAdultsDisparate outcomesEthnic differencesAppendicitisAre Older Adults With Hip Fractures Disadvantaged in Level 1 Trauma Centers?
Metcalfe D, Olufajo OA, Zogg CK, Gates JD, Weaver MJ, Harris MB, Rios-Diaz AJ, Haider AH, Salim A. Are Older Adults With Hip Fractures Disadvantaged in Level 1 Trauma Centers? Medical Care 2016, 54: 616-622. PMID: 26974676, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel 1 trauma centerHigh-level trauma centersTrauma centerNontrauma centersHip fractureOlder adultsVenous thromboembolismPatient groupLevel 2 trauma centerIsolated hip fractureRetrospective cohort studyWorse clinical outcomesLength of stayLarge regional hospitalInhospital mortalityUnderwent surgeryUnplanned readmissionCohort studySurgical treatmentClinical outcomesInterhospital transferInpatient stayRegional hospitalHigher oddsBetter outcomes