Disparity in Access to High-Volume Facilities for Pancreatic Surgery: Intersection of Race, Socioeconomics, and Geography
Disadvantaged patients are more likely to receive care at low-volume centers, where they experience poorer outcomes. Significant investment is needed to improve access to high-volume centers and address these disparities.
Authors
- Joshua John Horns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0602-2900)
- Courtney L. Scaife (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2497-4961)
- Nicholas Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5538-3705)
Institutions
- University of Utah (US)
- Huntsman Cancer Institute (US)
- Utah Department of Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001673
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05