The impact of race on analgesia use among pediatric emergency department patients

Irit R Rasooly; Peter M Mullins; Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi; John van den Anker; Jesse M Pines

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.04.059

The impact of race on analgesia use among pediatric emergency department patients

J Pediatr. 2014 Sep;165(3):618-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.04.059. Epub 2014 Jun 11.

Authors

Irit R Rasooly¹, Peter M Mullins¹, Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi², John van den Anker³, Jesse M Pines⁴

Affiliations

¹ The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
² The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC.
³ The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC.
⁴ The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24928697
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.04.059

Abstract

We studied the effect of race on analgesia use in potentially pain-related pediatric emergency department visits using the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (2005-2010). There were independent patient- and hospital-level racial disparities when it came to the type of analgesia used, suggesting black children are treated differently even within hospitals with high numbers of black patients.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Analgesia / statistics & numerical data*
Analgesics / therapeutic use*
Black or African American*
Child
Child, Preschool
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Health Care Surveys
Healthcare Disparities / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Infant
Male
Pain / drug therapy*
White People*

Substances

Analgesics