Racial Disparities Among Trauma Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Given the disparate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people of color, we hypothesized that patients of color experienced a disproportionate increase in trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic. We compared trauma patients arriving in the 3 y before our statewide stay-at-home mandate on March 20, 2020...

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Published in:The Journal of surgical research 2023-01, Vol.281, p.89-96
Main Authors: Banks, Kian C., Mooney, Colin M., Borthwell, Rachel, Victorino, Kealia, Coutu, Sophia, Mazzolini, Kirea, Dzubnar, Jessica, Browder, Timothy D., Victorino, Gregory P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Black or African American
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Disparities
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Pandemic
Pandemics
Race
Trauma
United States
White People
Wounds, Penetrating
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Summary:Given the disparate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people of color, we hypothesized that patients of color experienced a disproportionate increase in trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic. We compared trauma patients arriving in the 3 y before our statewide stay-at-home mandate on March 20, 2020 (PRE) to those arriving in the year afterward (POST). In addition to race/ethnicity, we assessed patient demographics and other clinical variables. Chi-squared, Fisher's exact, and Mann–Whitney U tests were used for univariate analyses. A multivariable logistic regression was performed to assess for associations with mortality. During the study period, 8583 patients were included in the PRE group and 2883 were included in the POST group. There were increases in penetrating trauma (PRE 14.7%, POST 23.1%; P 
ISSN:0022-4804
1095-8673
DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2022.08.015