Retrospective Cohort Study to Determine the Effect of Socioeconomic Status and Distance to Hospital on Negative Appendicectomy Rates in a Rural Setting
In a rural setting, the risk of negative appendicectomy does not increase with lower socioeconomic status and longer road distance to hospital. This challenges the prevailing notion that rural surgeons have a lower threshold to operate on patients with lower socioeconomic status or who live further away from hospitals due to the perception that these patients have less access to healthcare.
Authors
- Faisal Syed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4173-314X)
- Kevin Tree (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6435-0526)
- Lily Builth‐Snoad
- Matthew Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0087-7817)
- Roy Huynh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7125-6423)
- Dean Fisher
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Dubbo Hospital (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Journal of Rural Health
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.70026
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00