Measuring the quality of surgical care provision to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
de Jager, Elzerie, Gunnarsson, Ronny, and Ho, Yik-Hong (2019) Measuring the quality of surgical care provision to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89 (12). pp. 1537-1538.
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Abstract
[Excerpt] Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians have a life expectancy 8 years less than other Australians.(1) Access to equitable high-quality surgical care may be a contributing factor to this dis-parity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients have a higher emergency to elective surgery ratio,(2,3) a global indicator of access to surgical care.(4) When Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians do access surgical care, they may experience higher rates of post-operative morbidity and mortality.(5–11) The focus must now shift from simply reporting disparities in surgical outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians to identifying,measuring and addressing the process measures involved in these poor surgical outcomes.
| Item ID: | 61667 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Commentary) |
| ISSN: | 1445-2197 |
| Copyright Information: | © 2019 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. |
| Additional Information: | This article is available Open Access via the publisher's website. |
| Funders: | Australian Government |
| Projects and Grants: | Research Training Program Scholarship |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jun 2020 22:08 |
| FoR Codes: | 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1103 Clinical Sciences > 110323 Surgery @ 50% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111701 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health @ 50% |
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