Racial and ethnic disparities in the delayed diagnosis of appendicitis among children.
Monika K GoyalJames M ChamberlainMichael WebbRobert W GrundmeierTiffani J JohnsonScott A LorchJoseph J ZorcEvaline AlessandriniLalit BajajLawrence CookElizabeth R Alpernnull nullPublished in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2020)
In this multicenter cohort, there were racial disparities in appendiceal perforation. There were also racial disparities in rates of delayed diagnosis of appendicitis and diagnostic imaging during prior ED visits. These disparities in diagnostic imaging may lead to delays in appendicitis diagnosis and, thus, may contribute to higher perforation rates demonstrated among minority children.