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  • Title: Racial/ethnic differences in receipt of surgery among children in the United States.
    Author: Sanford EL, Nair R, Alder A, Sessler DI, Flores G, Szmuk P.
    Journal: J Pediatr Surg; 2022 Dec; 57(12):852-859. PubMed ID: 35568523.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether racial/ethnic disparities exist in surgical utilization for children. The aim, therefore, was to evaluate the odds of surgery among children in the US by race/ethnicity to test the hypothesis that minority children have less surgery. METHODS: Cross-sectional data were analyzed on children 0-18 years old from the 1999 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey, a large, nationally representative survey. The primary outcome was odds of surgery in the prior 12 months for non Latino African-American, Asian, and Latino children, compared with non Latino White children, after adjustment for relevant covariates. The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric Dataset was used to analyze the odds of emergent/urgent surgery by race/ethnicity. RESULTS: Data for 219,098 children were analyzed, of whom 10,644 (4.9%) received surgery. After adjustment for relevant covariates, African-American (AOR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.50-0.59), Asian (AOR, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.33-0.46), and Latino (AOR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.57-0.67) children had lower odds of surgery than White children. Latino children were more likely to require emergent or urgent surgery (AOR, 1.71; 95% CI, 1.68-1.74). CONCLUSIONS: Latino, African-American, and Asian children have significantly lower adjusted odds of having surgery than White children in America, and Latino children were more likely to have emergent or urgent surgery. These racial/ethnic differences in surgery may reflect disparities in healthcare access which should be addressed through further research, ongoing monitoring, targeted interventions, and quality-improvement efforts. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II. TYPE OF STUDY: Prognosis study.
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