Delays in surgical treatment for cervical SCI persist, particularly among patients categorized as frail, those who were uninsured, and Black patients. Institutional variation remains substantial and largely unexplained by case-mix or hospital-level characteristics. These findings highlight the need for equity-focused quality improvement efforts and system-level interventions to improve timely care for individuals with SCI.
Karthikeyan et al. (Fri,) studied this question.