Why the study?
Are there sex and race differences in the evaluation and treatment of young adults presenting to the emergency department with chest pain?
Are there sex and race differences in the evaluation and treatment of young adults presenting to the emergency department with chest pain?
Significant sex and racial disparities exist in the emergency department evaluation of young adults with chest pain, with women and people of color experiencing longer wait times and women being less likely to be admitted.
Signals need for bias awareness in ED chest pain triage; challenges equitable care assumptions and extends disparity research.
<0.001) than White adults after multivariable adjustment, but there were no racial differences in hospital admission, triage level, electrocardiography, or cardiac biomarker testing. Acute myocardial infarction was diagnosed in 1.4% of adults in the emergency department and 6.5% of admitted adults. Conclusions Women and people of color with CP waited longer to be seen by physicians, independent of clinical features. Women were independently less likely to be admitted when presenting with CP. These differences could impact downstream treatment and outcomes.
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