Prevalence of socioeconomic deprivation and risk factors in patients on the elective surgery waiting list in the North East and North Cumbria region of England: a cross-sectional study
People waiting for surgery from areas of greater deprivation are living with significantly more risk factors, and this may impact eligibility for surgery and surgical outcomes. Perioperative service provision must be delivered with deprivation in mind, otherwise health inequalities will be amplified.
Authors
- Edward Kunonga
- Mackenzie Fong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7237-9038)
- Sophia Brady (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4297-261X)
- Eileen Kaner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7169-9344)
- Chris Snowden
- Claire Madigan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6782-0017)
- Bob Gaffney
- James Prentis
Institutions
- Loughborough University (GB)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
- University of Cumbria (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097440
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre