Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Emergency Department Wait Times for Children: Analysis of a Nationally Representative Sample

Gorski, Jillian K.; Lorenz, D.; Ramgopal, Sriram

doi:10.1016/j.acap.2022.10.013

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“…Additionally, disparities in pulse oximeter performance, wherein the degree of hypoxemia is underestimated in Black and Hispanic patients compared to White patients, may contribute to differences in the care Black and Hispanic patients receive. 16 Lastly, studies have demonstrated that Black and Hispanic patients experience longer emergency department wait times 17 , 18 and delays in transfer from the emergency department to intensive care unit level of care. 19 These structural factors may have contributed to the disparities we observe in our cohort wherein Black and Hispanic patients were more ill at presentation than White patients.…”

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Association Between Patient Race and Ethnicity and Outcomes With COVID-19: A Retrospective Analysis From a Large Mid-Atlantic Health System

Rao

Alnababteh

Avila-Quintero

et al. 2023

J Intensive Care Med

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Background Members of racial and ethnic minority groups have been disproportionately impacted by coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19). The objective of the study is to describe associations between race and ethnicity on clinical outcomes such as need for mechanical ventilation and mortality. Methods Retrospective cohort study of patients with severe COVID-19 infection admitted within a large, not-for-profit healthcare system in the mid-Atlantic region between March and July, 2020. Patient demographic data and clinical outcomes were abstracted from the electronic health record. Logistic regressions were performed to estimate associations between race and ethnicity and the clinical outcomes. Results The study population (N = 2931) was stratified into 1 of 3 subgroups: non-Hispanic White (n = 466), non-Hispanic Black (n = 1611), and Hispanic (n = 654). The average age of White, Black, and Hispanic patients was 69 ± 17.06, 64 ± 15.9, and 50 ± 15.53 years old, respectively ( P < .001). Compared to White patients, Black and Hispanic patients were at increased odds of needing mechanical ventilation due to COVID-19 pneumonia (odds ratio [OR] Black = 1.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.04 to 1.75, P < .05; OR Hispanic = 1.43, 95% CI = 1.06 to 1.93, P < .05). When compared to White patients, Hispanic patients were at decreased odds of death (OR = 0.45, 95% CI = 0.32 to 0.63, P < .001). However, when adjusting for age, there were no statistically significant differences in the odds of death between these groups (adjusted OR [aOR] Black = 1.05, 95% CI = 0.80 to 1.38, P = .71; aOR Hispanic = 1.10, 95% CI = 0.76 to 1.60, P = .62). Conclusion Our analysis demonstrated that Hispanic patients were more likely require mechanical ventilation but had lower mortality when compared to White patients, with lower average age likely mediating this association. These findings emphasize the importance of outreach efforts to communities of color to increase prevention measures and vaccination uptake to reduce infection with COVID-19.

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Association Between Patient Race and Ethnicity and Outcomes With COVID-19: A Retrospective Analysis From a Large Mid-Atlantic Health System

Rao

Alnababteh

Avila-Quintero

et al. 2023

J Intensive Care Med

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What explains differences in average wait time in the emergency department among different racial and ethnic populations: A linear decomposition approach

Wang,

Sambamoorthi,

Robinson

et al. 2024

JACEP Open

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ObjectiveNon‐Hispanic Black (NHB) and Hispanic/Latino (Hispanic) patients wait longer in the emergency department (ED) to see practitioners when compared with non‐Hispanic White (NHW) patients. We investigate factors contributing to longer wait times for NHB and Hispanic patients using a linear decomposition approach.MethodsThis retrospective observational study included patients presenting to one tertiary hospital ED from 2019 to 2021. Median wait times among NHW, NHB, and Hispanic were calculated with multivariable linear regressions. The extent to which demographic, clinical, and hospital factors explained the differences in average wait time among the three groups were analyzed with Blinder‒Oaxaca post‐linear decomposition model.ResultsThere were 310,253 total patients including 34.7% of NHW, 34.7% of NHB, and 30.6% of Hispanic patients. The median wait time in NHW was 9 min (interquartile range [IQR] 4‒47 min), in NHB was 13 min (IQR 4‒59 min), and in Hispanic was 19 min (IQR 5‒78 min, p < 0.001). The top two contributors of average wait time difference were mode of arrival and triage acuity level. Post‐linear decomposition analysis showed that 72.96% of the NHB‒NHW and 87.77% of the Hispanic‒NHW average wait time difference were explained by variables analyzed.ConclusionCompared to NHW patients, NHB and Hispanic patients typically experience longer ED wait times, primarily influenced by their mode of arrival and triaged acuity levels. Despite these recognized factors, there remains 12%‒27% unexplained factors at work, such as social determinants of health (including implicit bias and systemic racism) and many other unmeasured confounders, yet to be discovered.

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Emergency Department Wait Times for Children: Analysis of a Nationally Representative Sample

Cited by 2 publications

References 17 publications

Association Between Patient Race and Ethnicity and Outcomes With COVID-19: A Retrospective Analysis From a Large Mid-Atlantic Health System

Association Between Patient Race and Ethnicity and Outcomes With COVID-19: A Retrospective Analysis From a Large Mid-Atlantic Health System

What explains differences in average wait time in the emergency department among different racial and ethnic populations: A linear decomposition approach

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