Racial Disparities in Emergency Department Mortality and Departure Status among Trauma Patients in Massachusetts
Authors
Li, WenjunHackman, Holly
Hobbs, Sylvia
May, Georgia Simpson
Romm, Iyah
Kang, Hyung-joo
Mouradian, Vera E.
Emhoff, Timothy A.
Alam, Hasan
Burstein, John
Rogers, Selwyn
Document Type
Poster AbstractPublication Date
2014-05-20Keywords
Emergency MedicineEpidemiology
Health Services Administration
Translational Medical Research
Trauma
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Background: Understanding racial inequities in emergency medical care for traumatic injuries is important to policy considerations. Methods: We analyzed data on the first emergency department (ED) visit for trauma treatment among patients in the Massachusetts (MA) Statewide Trauma Registry. This Registry collects information on all trauma patients who die in the ED, or are dead on arrival, or who are transferred between hospitals in MA. This analysis included ED visits among MA residents aged 15 years and older from 2008 through 2010. Those who died on arrival were excluded. Patients were grouped as non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, Asian, and other or unknown races. We compared injury severity, departure status and ED mortality among the 5 groups while adjusting for severity, sex and age. Results: The 27,453 patients averaged 57.3 years of age, and included 44.9% women, 83.4% whites, 5.4% blacks, 6.8% Hispanics, 1.3% Asians, and 3.1% other or unknown races. In total, 534 (1.95%) died in ED. There was no clinically significant difference in injury severity among race groups. Compared to whites, blacks and other race group had higher mortality (OR=1.62, p=0.006 and OR=2.30, p Conclusions: Substantial racial disparities in ED mortality and departure status were observed among MA trauma patients. Determinants of the disparities are under investigation in an ongoing study funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.DOI
10.13028/fq5y-dc11Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/27997Notes
Abstract of poster presented at the 2014 UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat, held on May 20, 2014 at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass.
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10.13028/fq5y-dc11