Is No difference a good outcome? Equity evaluation of the general surgery prioritization tool
This study shows that despite differences in the IOL and total scores across ethnicity, no evidence of difference was found in the odds of surgical booking based on patient ethnicity, age or gender. Amendments to weighting of IOL scores and ethnicity score adjustment could be considered to remedy this.
Authors
- Tony Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1962-860X)
- Alice Hyun Min Kim
- Nohoana Findlay
- Douglas Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4128-6562)
- Kfyr‐Eyal Behar
Institutions
- Hutt Hospital (NZ)
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ANZ Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-02-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70042
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00