Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Delayed Diagnosis of Appendicitis Among Children.

CONCLUSIONS: 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.
PMID: 32991770 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - September 28, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Goyal MK, Chamberlain JM, Webb M, Grundmeier RW, Johnson TJ, Lorch SA, Zorc JJ, Alessandrini E, Bajaj L, Cook L, Alpern ER, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research