Association between social determinants of health and select neurosurgical procedures in the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry
Among individuals with MMC participating in the NSBPR, there were differences in receiving neurosurgical procedures by race/ethnicity, insurance type, and DCI tier. Additional prospective studies are necessary to elucidate the reasons for these variations and their impact on long-term outcomes for this patient population in order to created targeted interventions.
Authors
- Ena Agbodza
- Tracy M. Flanders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9111-705X)
- Stephen P. Miranda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6126-3141)
- Jeffrey R. Leonard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4426-0037)
- Kathryn Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5135-1482)
- Andrew Foy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2250-9054)
- Daksh Chauhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1466-007X)
- Canada T. Montgomery
- Brandon G. Rocque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7333-4808)
- Maria Punchak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0675-1633)
- Heidi Castillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4825-3096)
- Gregory G. Heuer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1989-0141)
- Amy Joy Houtrow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2906-8896)
- Robin Bowman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2820-3574)
- Rhonda Cady (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7047-6811)
- Jonathan Castillo
- Kurt A. Freeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3837-971X)
Institutions
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- Children's of Alabama (US)
- Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare (US)
- University of Pennsylvania Health System (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-10-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2024.7.peds24159
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09