ArticleSurgery2024
A critical view: Examining disparities regarding timely cholecystectomy.
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backgroundImplicit bias may prevent patients with abdominal pain from receiving optimal workup and treatment. We hypothesized that patients from socially disadvantaged backgrounds would be more likely to experience delays in receiving operative treatment for cholecystitis. To study this question, we examined factors related to having a prior emergency department presentation for abdominal pain (prior emergency department visit) within 3 months of urgent cholecystectomy.
methodsWe performed a retrospective analysis of consecutive patients who received an urgent cholecystectomy at an urban safety net public hospital between July 2019 and December 2022. The main outcome of interest was prior emergency department visit within 3 months of index cholecystectomy. We examined patient age, sex, race, ethnicity, preferred language, insurance, and employment status. Bivariate comparisons and logistic regression were used to determine the relationship between patient factors and prior emergency department visit.
resultsOf 508 cholecystectomy patients, 138 (27.2%) had a prior emergency department visit in the 3 months preceding their surgery. In bivariate analysis, younger age, Black race, Hispanic ethnicity, non-English preferred language, and type of insurance (P < .05) were associated with prior emergency department visit. In regression, younger age, Black race, Hispanic ethnicity, and having Medicare or being uninsured were associated with higher odds of having a prior emergency department visit.
conclusionMore than 1 in 4 patients had an evaluation for abdominal pain within 3 months of having an urgent cholecystectomy, and these patients were more likely to be from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. Standardized evaluation pathways for abdominal pain are needed to reduce disparities from institutional or implicit bias.
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