Evaluating potential disparities in geospatial access to American College of Surgeons/American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-verified emergency general surgery centers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma and the American College of Surgeons have recently introduced emergency general surgery (EGS) center verification, which could enhance patient outcomes. Distance and resource availability may affect access to these centers, which has been linked to higher mortality. Although many patients can receive adequate care at community centers, those with critical conditions may require specialized treatment at EGS-verified centers. We aimed to evaluate geospatial access to potential EGS-verified centers and identify disparities across different scenarios of EGS verification program uptake in the United States.

Methods

We used hospital capabilities and verified pilot centers to estimate potential patterns of which centers

SUBMITTER: Silver DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10840782 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature