Health Disparities in Time to Aneurysm Clipping/Coiling Among Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients: A National Study

摘要

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have suggested disparities in quality of health care and time to treatment across socioeconomic groups. Such differences can be of greatest consequence in the setting of emergent medical conditions. Surgical or endovascular treatment of ruptured cerebral aneurysms within the first 3 days of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is associated with improved outcome. We hypothesize that race and payer status disparities effect the time to treatment for ruptured aneurysms.