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Impact of patient race/ethnicity on emergency department management of pediatric gastroenteritis in the setting of a clinical pathway.

Morgan CongdonStephanie A SchnellTatiana Londoño GentileJennifer A FaerberChristopher P BonafideMercedes M BlackstoneTiffani J Johnson
Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2021)
Despite the presence of a clinical pathway to guide care, NH-Black, Hispanic, and NH-other children presenting to the ED with AGE/dehydration were less likely to receive IVF or hospital admission and had shorter LOS compared to NH-White counterparts. There was no difference in patient revisits, which suggests discretionary overtreatment of NH-White patients, even with clinical guidelines in place. Further research is needed to understand the drivers of differences in care to develop interventions promoting equity in pediatric emergency care.
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