Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Patient Outcomes After Craniotomy for Tumor in Adult Patients in the United States, 1988–2004

Abstract

Black patients died more often or had an adverse discharge disposition after tumor craniotomies in the United States in the period studied (1988-2004). Blacks had more severe disease at presentation and were treated at lower-volume hospitals for surgery. Other socially defined patient groups also showed disparities in access and outcomes of care.