Racial inequity in pediatric anesthesia

BL Willer, C Mpody, OO Nafiu - Current Anesthesiology Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Minority health disparities have received renewed attention in
the USA following several highly publicized racial injustices in 2020. Though the focus has …

Addressing pediatric surgical health inequities through quality improvement efforts

CJ Smith, MV Raval, MA Simon, MCW Henry - Seminars in pediatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Concepts of healthcare quality and health equity should be inextricably linked but
are often pursued separately. Quality improvement (QI) can serve as a powerful means to …

Association of state Medicaid expansion policies with pediatric liver transplant outcomes

HP Shifman, CY Huang, AF Beck, J Bucuvalas… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Children from minoritized/socioeconomically deprived backgrounds suffer disproportionately
high rates of uninsurance and graft failure/death after liver transplant. Medicaid expansion …

Association of Sociodemographic Factors with Surgical Management of Hepatoblastoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Children

IA Ziogas, JP Roach, SN Acker, KS Corkum… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate for disparities in surgical care among US children with
hepatoblastoma (HB) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Study design In this …

Medical need, financial resources, and transplant accessibility

SI Wadhwani, JC Lai, LM Gottlieb - JAMA, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
In the US, the need for lifesaving organ transplants exceeds the availability of transplantable
organs, and in 2021, approximately 12 000 patients died or developed complications that …

Advancements in therapeutics for inborn errors of metabolism

A Turner, KE Glinton, VR Sutton - Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 2022 - journals.lww.com
These new therapies offer more therapeutic options for individuals with inborn errors of
metabolism. These new therapies have the potential to improve patient compliance and …

Caregiver perceptions of social risk screening in pediatric liver transplantation: from the multicenter SOCIAL-Tx study

SI Wadhwani, G Kruse, J Squires, N Ebel… - …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background. The social determinants of health contribute to adverse post–liver transplant
outcomes. Identifying unmet social risks may enable transplant teams to improve long-term …

Adult provider role in transition of care for young adult pediatric recipients of liver transplant: An expert position statement

J Vittorio, B Kosmach-Park, S Wadhwani… - Hepatology …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Health care transition (HCT) is the process of changing from a pediatric to an adult model of
care. Young adult pediatric recipients of liver transplant transferring from pediatric to adult …

Racial disparities across multiple stages of the deceased organ donation process

RC Givens - American Journal of Transplantation, 2024 - Elsevier
Pervasive structural violence causes higher organ failure rates among Black Americans and
an excess of Black potential deceased organ donors. Underuse of Black donors would …

Neighborhood Income Is Associated with Health Care Use in Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome

SA Gutierrez, S Pathak, V Raghu, A Shui… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate associations between neighborhood income and burden of
hospitalizations for children with short bowel syndrome (SBS). Study design We used the …