The effect of race and gender on pediatric surgical outcomes within the United States

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1650-1656

  Stone, Matthew L ^a   Lapar, Damien J ^a   Kane, Bartholomew J ^b   Rasmussen, Sara K ^b   McGahren, Eugene D ^b   Rodgers, Bradley M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Pediatric surgery outcomes; Race

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; CHILD; COLON RESECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; DECORTICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLOROMYOTOMY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

GENDER; PEDIATRIC SURGERY OUTCOMES; RACE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881448986     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.01.043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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