Purpose: Pancreatic cancer remains a major health concern; in the next 2 years, it will
become the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Health disparities …

Objective Racial disparities are a major issue in health care but the overall extent of the
issue in spinal surgery outcomes is unclear. We conducted a systematic review/meta …

Background The effect of community-level factors on surgical outcomes has not been well
examined. We sought to characterize differences in “textbook outcomes”(TO) relative to …

Importance Significant health inequities persist among minority and socially disadvantaged
patients. Better understanding of how unconscious biases affect clinical decision making …

Objective: To investigate the effects of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) on racial
disparities in postoperative length of stay (pLOS) after colorectal surgery. Background …

Importance Racial disparities are well documented in cancer care. Overall, in the US, Black
patients historically have higher rates of mortality after surgery than White patients. However …

Background Racial disparities in postoperative complications have been demonstrated in
bariatric surgery, yet the relationship of race to complication severity is unknown. Study …

Objective Explore relationship between insurance status and survival, determine outcomes
that vary based on insurance status, and identify potential areas of intervention. Study …

OBJECTIVE Previous studies have suggested the possibility of racial disparities in surgical
outcomes for patients undergoing spine surgery, although this has not been thoroughly …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort review. Objective. The aim of this study is to investigate
whether patient race is an independent predictor of unplanned 30-day hospital readmission …