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. 2024 Aug 1;139(2):420-431.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006716. Epub 2023 Dec 28.

Racial and Ethnic Patient Care Disparities in Anesthesiology: History, Current State, and a Way Forward

Blake D Mergler  1 , Allyn O Toles  1 , Anthony Alexander  2 , Diana C Mosquera  3 , Meghan B Lane-Fall  1 , Nwadiogo I Ejiogu  1
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Racial and Ethnic Patient Care Disparities in Anesthesiology: History, Current State, and a Way Forward

Blake D Mergler et al. Anesth Analg. .

Abstract

Disparities in patient care and outcomes are well-documented in medicine but have received comparatively less attention in anesthesiology. Those disparities linked to racial and ethnic identity are pervasive, with compelling evidence in operative anesthesiology, obstetric anesthesiology, pain medicine, and critical care. This narrative review presents an overview of disparities in perioperative patient care that is grounded in historical context followed by potential solutions for mitigating disparities and inequities.

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