Pandemic phase-related racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 positivity and outcomes among patients presenting to emergency departments during the first two pandemic waves in the USA.
Shaveta KhoslaMarina Del RiosMakini Chisolm-StrakerSaadiyah BilalTimothy B JangHao WangMolly HartleyGeorge T LooJames P d'EtienneCraig D NewgardD Mark CourtneyEsther K ChooMichelle P LinJeffrey A KlinePublished in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2024)
We found significant differences in ED outcomes that are not explained by comorbidity burden. The gap decreased but persisted during the later phase in 2020.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- emergency department
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- patient reported outcomes
- healthcare
- metabolic syndrome
- case report
- risk factors
- skeletal muscle
- african american
- insulin resistance
- patient reported