title: The impact of race on analgesia use among pediatric emergency department patients.
abstract: We studied the effect of race on analgesia use in potentially pain-related pediatric emergency department visits using the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (2005-2010). There were independent patient- and hospital-level racial disparities when it came to the type of analgesia used, suggesting black children are treated differently even within hospitals with high numbers of black patients.
authors.affiliation: The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Irit R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Rasooly
authors.affiliation: The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.affiliation: The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Maryann
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazer-Amirshahi
authors.affiliation: The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van den Anker
authors.affiliation: The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC. Electronic address: pinesj@gwu.edu.
authors.forename: Jesse M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pines
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D000698:Analgesia / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics