Inequities in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Appendicitis in Tertiary Children's Hospitals and the Consequences of Delayed Diagnosis

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作者
Gil, Lindsay A. [1 ,2 ]
Asti, Lindsey [1 ]
Beyene, Tariku J. [1 ]
Cooper, Jennifer N. [1 ]
Minneci, Peter C. [1 ,2 ]
Besner, Gail E. [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Nationwide Childrens Hosp, Abigail Wexner Res Inst, Ctr Surg Outcomes Res, Columbus, OH USA
[2] Ohio State Univ, Nationwide Childrens Hosp, Coll Med, Dept Pediat Surg, Columbus, OH USA
[3] Nationwide Childrens Hosp, Abigail Wexner Res Inst, Ctr Perinatal Res, Dept Pediat Surg, 700 Childrens Dr, Columbus, OH 43205 USA
关键词
Appendiceal perforation; Health disparities; Pediatric appendicitis; Racial/ethnic disparities; RACIAL DISPARITIES; MANAGEMENT; ETHNICITY; OUTCOMES; IMPACT; CARE; RISK; PAIN;
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10.1016/j.jss.2023.07.049
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R61 [外科手术学];
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摘要
Introduction: Missed diagnosis (MD) of acute appendicitis is associated with increased risk of appendiceal perforation. This study aimed to investigate whether racial/ethnic disparities exist in the diagnosis of pediatric appendicitis by comparing rates of MD versus single-encounter diagnosis (SED) between racial/ethnic groups. Methods: Patients 0-18 y-old admitted for acute appendicitis from February 2017 to December 2021 were identified in the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS). International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification diagnosis codes for Emergency Department visits within 7 d prior to diagnosis were evaluated to determine whether the encounter represented MD. Generalized mixed models were used to assess the association between MD and patient characteristics. A similar model assessed independent predictors of perforation. Results: 51,164 patients admitted for acute appendicitis were included; 50,239 (98.2%) had SED and 925 (1.8%) had MD. Compared to non-Hispanic White patients, patients of non-Hispanic Black (odds ratio 2.5, 95% confidence interval 2.0-3.1), Hispanic (2.1, 1.8-2.5), and other race/ethnicity (1.6, 1.2-2.1) had higher odds of MD. There was a significant interaction between race/ethnicity and imaging (P < 0.0001). Among patients with imaging, race/ethnicity was not significantly associated with MD. Among patients without imaging, there was an increase in strength of association between race/ethnicity andMD (non-Hispanic Black 3.6, 2.7-4.9; Hispanic 3.3, 2.6-4.1; other 2.0, 1.4-2.8). MD was associated with increased risk of perforation (2.5, 2.2-2.8). Conclusions: Minority children were more likely to have MD. Future efforts should aim to mitigate the risk of MD, including implementation of algorithms to standardize the workup of abdominal pain to reduce potential consequences of implicit bias. (C) 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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