ArticleThe Journal of emergency medicine2016
Racial Differences in Pediatric Emergency Department Triage Scores.
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- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Emergency Department Wait Times for Headache.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Association between social determinants of health and pediatric traumatic brain injury outcomes.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Identifying Patient Subpopulations with Significant Race-Sex Differences in Emergency Department Disposition Decisions.Health services insights · 2024Article
- Exploring the impact of missingness on racial disparities in predictive performance of a machine learning model for emergency department triage.JAMIA open · 2023Article
- Research Priorities for Pediatric Emergency Care to Address Disparities by Race, Ethnicity, and Language.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Automated analysis of unstructured clinical assessments improves emergency department triage performance: A retrospective deep learning analysis.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundRacial disparities are frequently reported in emergency department (ED) care.
objectivesTo examine racial differences in triage scores of pediatric ED patients. We hypothesized that racial differences existed but could be explained after adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical factors.
methodsWe examined all visits to two urban, pediatric EDs between August 2009 and March 2010. Demographic and clinical data were electronically extracted from the medical record. We used logistic regression to analyze racial differences in triage scores, controlling for possible covariates.
resultsThere were 54,505 ED visits during the study period, with 7216 (13.2%) resulting in hospital admission. White patients accounted for 36.4% of visits, African Americans 28.5%, Hispanics 18.0%, Asians 4.1%, and American Indians 1.8%. After adjusting for potential confounders, African American (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.89, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.69-2.12), Hispanic (aOR 1.77, 95% CI 1.55-2.02), and American Indian (aOR 2.57, 95% CI 1.80-3.66) patients received lower-acuity triage scores than Whites. In three out of four subgroup analyses based on presenting complaints (breathing difficulty, abdominal pain, fever), African Americans and Hispanics had higher odds of receiving low-acuity triage scores. No racial differences were detected for patients with presenting complaints of laceration/head injury/arm injury. However, among patients admitted to the hospital, African Americans (aOR 1.47, 95% CI 1.13-1.90) and Hispanics (aOR 1.71, CI 1.22-2.39) received lower-acuity triage scores than Whites.
conclusionAfter adjusting for available sociodemographic and clinical covariates, African American, Hispanic, and American Indian patients received lower-acuity triage scores than Whites.
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