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JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
卷 294, 期 -, 页码 16-25出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.09.049
关键词
Appendicitis; Imaging disparities; Pediatric surgery; Surgery disparities; Ultrasound access
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Rural, older, and poorer children in the United States are more likely to present to hospitals that do not utilize ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and are less likely to undergo ultrasound at ultrasound-capable hospitals.
Introduction: An ultrasound (US)-first approach for evaluating appendicitis is recommended by the American College of Radiology. We sought to assess the access to and utilization of an US-first approach for children with acute appendicitis in United States Emergency Departments.Methods: Utilizing the 2019 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, we performed a retrospective cohort study of patients <18 y with a primary diagnosis of acute appendicitis based on International Classification of Disease 10th Edition Diagnosis codes. Our primary outcome was the presentation to a hospital that does not perform US for children with acute appendicitis. Our secondary outcome was the receipt of a US at US-capable hospital. We developed generalized linear models with inverse-probability weighting to determine the association between patient characteristics and outcomes.Results: Of 49,703 total children, 24,102 (48%) received a US evaluation. The odds of presenting at a hospital with no US use were significantly higher for patients aged 11-17 compared to patients <6 y (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] [95% confidence interval (CI)]: 1.59, [1.19-2.13], P = 0.002); lowest median household income quartile compared to highest (aOR [95% CI]: 2.50, [1.52-4.10], P < 0.001); rural locations compared to metropolitan (aOR [95% CI]: 8.36 [5.54-12.6], P < 0.001), and Hispanic compared to non-Hispanic White (aOR [95% CI]: 0.63 [0.45-0.90], P = 0.01). The odds of receiving a US at US-capable hospitals were significantly lower for patients >6 y, lowest median household income quartiles, and rural lo-cations (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Rural, older, and poorer children are more likely to present to hospitals that do not utilize US in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and are less likely to undergo US at US-capable hospitals.(c) 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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