Evaluating a Health Care Disparity Among Marine Recruits Treated for Acute Appendicitis.

Conclusion: This retrospective review identifies that MCRs have a higher incidence of perforated appendicitis as compared with AD members and military health system beneficiaries. This distinguishes a unique health care disparity found within MCR which military health care providers must recognize. Identification of potential social factors, education of military health care providers, and earlier surgical evaluation may lead to improved outcomes. PMID: 29982574 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29982574?dopt=Abstract

Source: Military Medicine - July 11, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research