Racial and ethnic disparities in total joint arthroplasty care: a contemporary systematic review and meta-analysis

SS Rudisill, NH Varady, A Birir, SM Goodman… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is one of the most common surgical procedures in
the United States; however, racial and ethnic disparities in utilizations and outcomes have …

Surgical care for racial and ethnic minorities and interventions to address inequities: a narrative review

SN Bonner, CA Powell, JW Stewart… - Annals of Surgery, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Racial and ethnic inequities in surgical care in the United States are well
documented. Less is understood about evidence-based interventions that improve surgical …

Trends and disparities in deep brain stimulation utilization in the United States: a Nationwide Inpatient Sample analysis from 1993 to 2017

C Sarica, CR Conner, K Yamamoto, A Yang… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an approved treatment option for Parkinson's
Disease (PD), essential tremor (ET), dystonia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and epilepsy …

Trends in outpatient cervical spine surgery: are there emerging disparities?

TB Amen, P Bovonratwet, SS Rudisill, LA Barber… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective analysis on prospectively collected data. Objective. The
purposes of this study were to (1) assess disparities in relative utilization of outpatient …

Racial and ethnic differences in the use of regional anesthesia for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

JO Adeola, PV Wall, S Mehdipour, AA Macias… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background There is an increasing body of evidence that suggests racial and ethnic
disparities exist in medical care. In the field of anesthesiology, few studies have investigated …

Temporal trends in Black‐White disparities in cancer surgery and cancer‐specific survival in the United States between 2007 and 2015

P Zhong, B Yang, F Pan, F Hu - Cancer Medicine, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has strived to
address racial/ethnic disparities in cancer care since 2009. Surgery plays a pivotal role in …

Unmet social health needs as a driver of inequitable outcomes after surgery: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Health Interview Survey

KK Taylor, PU Neiman, S Bonner… - Annals of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This study aims to identify opportunities to improve surgical equity by evaluating
unmet social health needs by race, ethnicity, and insurance type. Background: Although …

Changes in elective and urgent surgery among TRICARE beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic

AM Crawford, HM Lightsey Iv, GX Xiong, J Ye… - Military …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background COVID-19 is known to have altered the capacity to perform surgical procedures
in numerous health care settings. The impact of this change within the direct and private …

Disparities in receipt of adjuvant therapy after upfront surgical resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

R Anteby, LS Blaszkowsky, TS Hong… - Annals of Surgical …, 2023 - Springer
Background A multimodal approach of surgery and chemotherapy, with or without radiation,
is the mainstay of therapy with curative-intent for resectable pancreatic ductal …

Do community-level disadvantages account for racial disparities in the safety of spine surgery? A large database study based on Medicare claims

ID Engler, KD Vasavada, ME Vanneman… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
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