Background Numerous studies have recorded racial disparities in access to care for major
cancers. We investigate contemporary national disparities in the quality of perioperative …

Objective: To determine the association between race/ethnicity and perioperative outcomes
in individuals undergoing major oncologic and nononcologic surgical procedures in the …

BACKGROUND: Inadequate access has contributed to widespread racial disparities in
cancer care in the United States. However, the outcomes for racial minorities at quality …

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 …

A recent report from the Institute of Medicine documents widespread racial disparities in
medical treatment and health outcomes. 1 Such disparities are particularly apparent among …

Despite substantial attention to the greater likelihood of poor clinical outcomes among black
versus white surgical patients, little is known about whether racial disparities in …

Objective: To determine if Black race is associated with worse short-term postoperative
morbidity and mortality when compared to White race in a contemporary, cross-specialty …

Importance The largest US federal action plan to date for reducing racial disparities in health
care was implemented in 2011 and continues today. It is not known whether this program …

Background: Racial disparities in general surgical outcomes are known to exist but not well
understood. Objectives: To determine if black-white disparities in general surgery mortality …

Abstract Introduction While disparities in Black and Hispanic and Latino patients undergoing
general surgeries are well described, most analyses leave out Asian, American Indian or …