Access to pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a geospatial analysis of the racial/ethnic composition of areas with and without access
American Indian/Native Americans and Hispanic/Latina(o)s lack access to pediatric ECMO by proximity. While Black/African Americans live close to ECMO programs, previous studies show that this population has less access to primary and specialized care. Distance is one actionable measurement that should be used to extend access to medical technologies for populations that have historically been excluded.
Authors
- Zoel A. Quiñónez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5438-2700)
- Tristan Margetson
- Laura M Diaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1815-6129)
- Seth A. Hollander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0818-3150)
- Kathleen R. Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7685-6310)
- Charlotte Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2077-7197)
- Danton Char (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6064-8971)
- Angel Benitez-Melo
- Elisabeth Grosvenor
Institutions
- University of San Diego (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Berkeley Public Health Division (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02571-7
- Primary Topic
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00