Open AccessDisparities in Presentation at Time of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Diagnosis: A United States Safety-Net Collaborative Study
Author(s) -
Joshua P. Kronenfeld,
Emily L. Ryon,
David S. Goldberg,
Rachel Lee,
Adam C. Yopp,
Annie Wang,
Ann Y. Lee,
Sommer Luu,
Cary Hsu,
Eric J. Silberfein,
Maria C. Russell,
Alan S. Livingstone,
Nipun B. Merchant,
Neha Goel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.764
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1534-4681
pISSN - 1068-9265
DOI - 10.1245/s10434-020-09156-4
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , odds ratio , hepatocellular carcinoma , confidence interval , underinsured , retrospective cohort study , liver disease , health care , surgical oncology , emergency medicine , pediatrics , health insurance , psychiatry , economics , economic growth
While hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is ideally diagnosed outpatient by screening at-risk patients, many are diagnosed in Emergency Departments (ED) due to undiagnosed liver disease and/or limited access-to-healthcare. This study aims to identify sociodemographic/clinical factors associated with being diagnosed with HCC in the ED to identify patients who may benefit from improved access-to-care.