• Emerg Med Australas · Aug 2022

    Disposition disparities in an urban tertiary emergency department.

    • Jess Ho, Hayley Burbridge, Inia Raumati, Rana Khalil, Dane Hill, and Peter Jones.
    • Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
    • Emerg Med Australas. 2022 Aug 1; 34 (4): 626-628.

    ObjectiveTo explore disparities between Māori and non-Māori patients with respect to triage acuity and disposition based on presenting complaint.MethodsThis was a retrospective review of 5788 (n = 594 Māori, n = 5194 non-Māori) ED visits in February 2021, extracted from the hospital data warehouse.ResultsMāori were triaged similarly to non-Māori but were less likely to be admitted compared to non-Māori: relative risk 0.87 (0.78, 0.97), P = 0.008.ConclusionMāori were less likely to be admitted for similar presenting complaints, despite similar triage acuity. Further research is required to determine the reasons for this apparent inequity.© 2022 The Authors. Emergency Medicine Australasia published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.

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