Key result
This narrative review highlights that racial and ethnic minorities, particularly Black and Hispanic patients, consistently face disparities in acute pain management and regional anesthesia for trauma.
Why the study?
Disparities documented across health care services for communities of color also exist for regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine (RAAPM) in trauma patients.
This review highlights the persistent and systemic racial and ethnic disparities in acute pain management for trauma patients, emphasizing the need for equitable care strategies.
Disparities in trauma pain management for minorities persist; hypothesis-generating for equity interventions requiring prospective validation.
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Patton et al. (2022) conducted a review in Acute pain in trauma patients. Regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine was evaluated. This narrative review highlights that racial and ethnic minorities, particularly Black and Hispanic patients, consistently face disparities in acute pain management and regional anesthesia for trauma.
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