Carl Lo1,2, Patrick A Ross1,2, Sang Le1,2, Eugene Kim1,2, Matthew Keefer2,3, Alvina Rosales1,2. 1. Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Division of Pain Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. 2. Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. 3. Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Family-centered care aims to consider family preferences and values in care delivery. Our study examines parent decisions regarding anesthesia type (caudal regional block or local anesthesia) among a diverse sample of children undergoing urologic surgeries. Differences in anesthesia type were examined by known predictors of health disparities, including child race/ethnicity, parental English proficiency, and a proxy for household income. METHODS: A retrospective review of 4739 patients (including 25.4% non-Latino/a White, 8.7% non- Latino/a Asians, 7.3% non-Latino/a Black, 23.1% Latino/a, and 35.4% others) undergoing urologic surgeries from 2016 to 2020 using univariate and logistic regression analyses. RESULTS: 62.1% of Latino/a parents and 60.8% of non-Latino/a Black parents did not agree to a regional block. 65.1% of Spanish-speaking parents with limited English Proficiency did not agree to a regional block. Of parents from households below poverty lines, 61.7% did not agree to a caudal regional block. In regression analysis, Latino/a and non- Latino/a Black youth were less likely to receive caudal regional block than non- Latino/a White patients. CONCLUSIONS: We found disparities in the use of pediatric pain management techniques. Understanding mechanisms underlying Latino/a and non- Latino/a Black parental preferences may help providers reduce these disparities.
BACKGROUND: Family-centered care aims to consider family preferences and values in care delivery. Our study examines parent decisions regarding anesthesia type (caudal regional block or local anesthesia) among a diverse sample of children undergoing urologic surgeries. Differences in anesthesia type were examined by known predictors of health disparities, including child race/ethnicity, parental English proficiency, and a proxy for household income. METHODS: A retrospective review of 4739 patients (including 25.4% non-Latino/a White, 8.7% non- Latino/a Asians, 7.3% non-Latino/a Black, 23.1% Latino/a, and 35.4% others) undergoing urologic surgeries from 2016 to 2020 using univariate and logistic regression analyses. RESULTS: 62.1% of Latino/a parents and 60.8% of non-Latino/a Black parents did not agree to a regional block. 65.1% of Spanish-speaking parents with limited English Proficiency did not agree to a regional block. Of parents from households below poverty lines, 61.7% did not agree to a caudal regional block. In regression analysis, Latino/a and non- Latino/a Black youth were less likely to receive caudal regional block than non- Latino/a White patients. CONCLUSIONS: We found disparities in the use of pediatric pain management techniques. Understanding mechanisms underlying Latino/a and non- Latino/a Black parental preferences may help providers reduce these disparities.
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