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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedKhubchandani JA, Shen C, Ayturk D
Disparities in access to emergency general surgery care in the United States.
This study examined national emergency general surgery capacity and county-level determinants of access to emergency general surgery care with special attention to disparities. The study concluded that gaps in access to emergency general surgery services exist across the United States, disproportionately affecting underserved, rural communities and policy initiatives need to increase emergency general surgery capacity nationwide.
AHRQ-funded; HS022694.
Citation: Khubchandani JA, Shen C, Ayturk D .
Disparities in access to emergency general surgery care in the United States.
Surgery 2018 Feb;163(2):243-50. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.07.026..
Keywords: Access to Care, Disparities, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Surgery, Vulnerable Populations
Geissler KH, Holmes GM
Emergency department use in the US-Mexico border region and violence in Mexico: is there a relationship?
This study assessed the association between homicide rates in northern Mexico and potentially avoidable use of emergency departments (ED) in the US-Mexico border region. It concluded that a substantial majority of ED encounters in the US-Mexico border region were potentially avoidable. However, there was not a strong relationship between homicide rates in northern Mexico and the distribution of ED discharges in Arizona and California.
AHRQ-funded; HS021074.
Citation: Geissler KH, Holmes GM .
Emergency department use in the US-Mexico border region and violence in Mexico: is there a relationship?
J Rural Health 2015 Summer;31(3):316-25. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12109.
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Keywords: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Healthcare Utilization, Access to Care, Vulnerable Populations