2015
Socioeconomic correlates of trauma: An analysis of emergency ward patients in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Kacker S, Bishai D, Mballa G, Monono M, Schneider E, Ngamby K, Hyder A, Juillard C. Socioeconomic correlates of trauma: An analysis of emergency ward patients in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Injury 2015, 47: 658-664. PMID: 26763297, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLowest SES quintileSocioeconomic statusTrauma centerTreatment outcomesInjury severitySevere injuriesSES quintilesWealth scoreEmergency ward patientsLargest trauma hospitalMajor trauma centreCare-seeking behaviorFuture trauma researchSeverity of injuryRoad traffic injuriesHigher socioeconomic statusEffect of SESProspective registryTrauma patientsWard patientsCentral HospitalInjury characteristicsTrauma hospitalEmergency wardTrauma outcomesUnconscious Race and Social Class Bias Among Acute Care Surgical Clinicians and Clinical Treatment Decisions
Haider A, Schneider E, Sriram N, Dossick D, Scott V, Swoboda S, Losonczy L, Haut E, Efron D, Pronovost P, Lipsett P, Cornwell E, MacKenzie E, Cooper L, Freischlag J. Unconscious Race and Social Class Bias Among Acute Care Surgical Clinicians and Clinical Treatment Decisions. JAMA Surgery 2015, 150: 457-464. PMID: 25786199, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.4038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical decisionMultivariable analysisUnconscious raceSurgical cliniciansSignificant health inequitiesLogistic regression analysisClinical treatment decisionsPatient care decisionsPatient management decisionsD scorePhysician-patient interactionDisadvantaged patientsPatient raceUnivariate analysisClinical assessmentCritical careTreatment decisionsMAIN OUTCOMELevel ISocial class biasWeb-based surveyClinician's roleHealth inequitiesCliniciansEmergency medicineUnconscious Race and Class Biases among Registered Nurses: Vignette-Based Study Using Implicit Association Testing
Haider AH, Schneider EB, Sriram N, Scott VK, Swoboda SM, Zogg CK, Dhiman N, Haut ER, Efron DT, Pronovost PJ, Freischlag JA, Lipsett PA, Cornwell EE, MacKenzie EJ, Cooper LA. Unconscious Race and Class Biases among Registered Nurses: Vignette-Based Study Using Implicit Association Testing. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2015, 220: 1077-1086.e3. PMID: 25998083, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.01.065.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Unconscious race and class bias
Haider A, Schneider E, Sriram N, Dossick D, Scott V, Swoboda S, Losonczy L, Haut E, Efron D, Pronovost P, Freischlag J, Lipsett P, Cornwell E, MacKenzie E, Cooper L. Unconscious race and class bias. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2014, 77: 409-416. PMID: 25159243, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care surgeonsSurgery of TraumaClinical decisionTrauma/acute care surgeonsEastern AssociationImplicit Association TestUnconscious raceProspective web-based surveyPhysicians' clinical decisionsLogistic regression analysisSurgeons' clinical decisionClinical vignettesImplicit biasesIAT scoresUnconscious preferenceMultivariable analysisPatient raceRace Implicit Association TestUnivariate analysisClinical assessmentPatient managementEpidemiologic studiesWeb-based surveyLevel IIWhite persons
2013
Socioeconomic disparity in inpatient mortality after traumatic injury in adults
Ali M, Hui X, Hashmi Z, Dhiman N, Scott V, Efron D, Schneider E, Haider A. Socioeconomic disparity in inpatient mortality after traumatic injury in adults. Surgery 2013, 154: 461-467. PMID: 23972652, PMCID: PMC3989530, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.05.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury Severity ScoreInpatient mortalityMedian household incomeSocioeconomic statusTrauma mortalityInsurance statusMultiple logistic regression analysisUnadjusted inpatient mortalityNationwide Inpatient SampleType of injuryLogistic regression analysisLower wealth quartilesWealthiest quartileTrauma disparitiesPatient demographicsIndependent predictorsTrauma patientsSeverity scoreAdjusted oddsInpatient SampleTraumatic injuryInclusion criteriaAdult traumaComorbiditiesMortality