Bias in Care: Impact of Ethnicity on Time to Emergent Surgery Varies Between Subspecialties.
Sarah R BlumenthalGeorge W FryhoferViviana Serra-LopezSarah N PierrieSamir MehtaPublished in: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews (2023)
These findings suggest that certain surgical subspecialties continue to exhibit disparities in care that may manifest as surgical delay, most notably between White and Black/African Americans. Interestingly, variation in time to OR for patients treated by orthopaedic surgery was not notable. Overall, these results highlight the need for additional research into the role of implicit bias in emergent surgical care in the United States.