2016
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 differencesAppendicitis
2015
Analgesic Access for Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Patients
Shah AA, Zogg CK, Zafar SN, Schneider EB, Cooper LA, Chapital AB, Peterson SM, Havens JM, Thorpe RJ, Roter DL, Castillo RC, Salim A, Haider AH. Analgesic Access for Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department Among Racial/Ethnic Minority Patients. Medical Care 2015, 53: 1000-1009. PMID: 26569642, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal PainAcute PainAdolescentAdultAgedAnalgesicsBlack or African AmericanDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresEmergency Service, HospitalEthnicityFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospitalizationHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedNarcoticsRacial GroupsResidence CharacteristicsRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsTime FactorsWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsAcute abdominal painLower risk-adjusted oddsRisk-adjusted oddsAbdominal painRace/ethnicityEmergency departmentMinority patientsEthnic disparitiesNontraumatic acute abdominal painRisk-adjusted multivariable analysisNon-Hispanic black patientsNon-Hispanic white patientsRace/ethnicity-based differencesEthnic group patientsModerate-severe painPatient-reported painPatients 18 yearsProportion of patientsSubsequent inpatient admissionSurgery of TraumaRisk-adjusted differencesED wait timesNon-Hispanic blacksEthnic minority patientsUniform definitionAwareness of racial/ethnic disparities in surgical outcomes and care: factors affecting acknowledgment and action
Britton BV, Nagarajan N, Zogg CK, Selvarajah S, Schupper AJ, Kironji AG, Lwin AT, Cerullo M, Salim A, Haider AH. Awareness of racial/ethnic disparities in surgical outcomes and care: factors affecting acknowledgment and action. The American Journal Of Surgery 2015, 212: 102-108.e2. PMID: 26522774, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelAwarenessEthnicityFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareRacial GroupsRisk AssessmentSurgeonsSurgical Procedures, OperativeSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesRacial/ethnic disparities in emergency general surgery: explained by hospital-level characteristics?
Hall EC, Hashmi ZG, Zafar SN, Zogg CK, Cornwell EE, Haider AH. Racial/ethnic disparities in emergency general surgery: explained by hospital-level characteristics? The American Journal Of Surgery 2015, 209: 604-609. PMID: 25683233, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryHospital-level factorsEGS patientsHigher oddsGeneral surgeryEthnic disparitiesHospital-level characteristicsOdds of deathMultivariable logistic regressionNationwide Inpatient SampleAfrican AmericansHospital admissionAA patientsCaucasian patientsInpatient SamplePatientsLogistic regressionEthnic differencesDeathSurgeryOddsHospitalOverall disparityOutcomesDisparities