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ArticleAmerican journal of surgery2022

Comparing outcomes of cholecystectomies in white vs. minority patients.

Olivia Tsai, Navid Fakourfar, Omaer Muttalib, Cesar Figueroa, Katharine A Kirby, Sebastian Schubl, Cristobal Barrios

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Article in American journal of surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Olivia TsaiDivision of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 3800 W. Chapman Ave, Suite 6200, Orange, CA 92868, USA. Electronic address: tsaio@uci.edu.
Navid FakourfarDivision of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 3800 W. Chapman Ave, Suite 6200, Orange, CA 92868, USA. Electronic address: fakourfn@uci.edu.
Omaer MuttalibDivision of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 3800 W. Chapman Ave, Suite 6200, Orange, CA 92868, USA. Electronic address: omuttali@hs.uci.edu.
Cesar FigueroaDivision of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 3800 W. Chapman Ave, Suite 6200, Orange, CA 92868, USA. Electronic address: figuerc1@hs.uci.edu.
Katharine A KirbyDepartment of Statistics, University of California, Irvine, USA. Electronic address: kathark@uci.edu.
Sebastian SchublDivision of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 3800 W. Chapman Ave, Suite 6200, Orange, CA 92868, USA. Electronic address: sschubl@hs.uci.edu.
Cristobal BarriosDivision of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, 3800 W. Chapman Ave, Suite 6200, Orange, CA 92868, USA. Electronic address: cbarrios@hs.uci.edu.
University of California, Irvine · US

Funding

University of California Health Participation in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)UL1TR001414 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI COOPER, DAN M, VILAIN, ERIC J. · 2015 to 2023
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NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001414
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to investigate the disparity between white and minority patients undergoing cholecystectomies, including presentation, outcomes, and financial burden.

methodsThis was an IRB approved retrospective review of all cholecystectomies at an academic medical center from 2013 to 2018. Data collected include demographics, insurance type, charge of admission, and clinical outcomes.

results1539 patients underwent cholecystectomies. Of those, 36.9% were white and 63.1% were minority. Minority patients presented at a younger age than white patients (45.5 vs 53.9, p < 0.01) and required emergent admission (76.2% vs 68.4%, p < 0.01). No significant difference was found for clinical outcomes between white and minority. Minority patients were more commonly uninsured (32.1%). Among the uninsured, self-pay had a higher charge than emergency MediCal (by 5.46 per 1000 dollars).

conclusionMinority patients are more commonly disadvantaged at presentation and charged more due to insurance status despite similar outcomes after cholecystectomies.

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CholecystectomyEthnic and Racial MinoritiesHumansInsurance CoverageMedically UninsuredRetrospective StudiesSocial Determinants of HealthTreatment OutcomeWhiteChargeCholecystectomyInsuranceSocioeconomic status

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PMID36008169
PMCPMC10076044
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