Is There an Implicit Racial Bias in the Case Order of Elective Total Joint Arthroplasty?

Autor: Kaidi AC; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 622 W. 168th, PH-1110032, USA., Hammoor BT; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 622 W. 168th, PH-1110032, USA., Tyler WK; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 622 W. 168th, PH-1110032, USA., Geller JA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 622 W. 168th, PH-1110032, USA., Cooper HJ; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 622 W. 168th, PH-1110032, USA., Hickernell TR; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yale University, 260 Long Ridge Rd, CT, Stamford, United States. thomas.hickernell@yale.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities [J Racial Ethn Health Disparities] 2024 Feb; Vol. 11 (1), pp. 1-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 24.
DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01492-3
Abstrakt: Introduction: Identifying ways to improve equitable access to healthcare is of the utmost important. In this study, we analyzed whether patient race was negatively associated with surgical start times for total joint arthroplasties (TJA).
Methods: The surgical case order and start times of all primary TJAs performed at a large academic medical center between May 2014 and May 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were included if > 21, had a documented self-reported race, and were operated on by an arthroplasty fellowship-trained surgeon. Operations were categorized as first-start, early (7:00 AM-11:00 AM), mid-day (11:00 AM-3:00 PM), or late (after 3:00 PM). Multivariable logistic regression (MLR) was performed, and odds ratios (OR) were calculated.
Results: This study identified 1663 TJAs-871 total knee (TKA) and 792 total hip arthroplasties (THA) who met inclusion criteria. Overall, there was no association between race and surgical start time. Upon sub-analysis by surgical type, this held true for TKA patients, but self-identifying Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black patients undergoing THA were more likely to have later surgical start times (ORs: 2.08 and 1.88; p < 0.05).
Discussion: Although there was no association between race and overall TJA surgical start times, patients with marginalized racial and ethnic identities were more likely to undergo elective THA later in the surgical day. Surgeons should be aware of potential implicit bias when determining case order to potentially prevent adverse outcomes due to staff fatigue or lack of proper resources later in the day.
(© 2023. W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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