Importance Diagnostic imaging is frequently performed as part of the emergency department
(ED) evaluation of children. Whether imaging patterns differ by race and ethnicity is …

Importance There is increased awareness of radiation risks from computed tomography (CT)
in pediatric patients. In emergency departments (EDs), evidence-based guidelines …

Background: There is an incomplete understanding of disparities in emergency care for
children across racial and ethnic groups in the United States. In this project, we sought to …

Objective The objective of this study was to examine the association of race and language
on laboratory and radiological testing in the pediatric emergency department (ED). Methods …

Objective To compare the use of medical imaging (x-ray [XR], CT, ultrasound, and MRI) in
the emergency department (ED) for adult patients of different racial and ethnic groups in the …

Background An established body of literature has shown evidence of implicit bias in the
health care system on the basis of patient race and ethnicity that contributes to well …

Background Racial disparities are frequently reported in emergency department (ED) care.
Objectives To examine racial differences in triage scores of pediatric ED patients. We …

Importance: While the literature documenting health disparities has advanced in recent
decades, less is known about the pattern of racial/ethnic disparities in emergency care in the …

METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study of the Pediatric Health Information
Systems, a database from 49 United States children's hospitals. We analyzed children aged …

Methods| We performed a cross-sectional analysis of data from the 2016 (most recent
available) Kids' Inpatient Database (KID), the only all-payer, administrative data set …