Race and poverty tied to thyroid surgery outcomes

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Race and poverty tied to thyroid surgery outcomes

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minorities and the poor tend to have worse access to the most experienced thyroid surgeons and hospitals than white or more affluent patients, according to a new study. The research doesn't delve into why the differences in access exist, but the results suggest the disparity may lead to poorer outcomes for some groups. "Surgeons who are doing more of these operations are going to have better outcomes and hospitals that are used to handling these cases are going to have better results," Dr. Adam Hauch said. “They’ve looked at them for a number of healthcare procedures.” “We thought of pursuing that topic in the area of thyroid surgery, because not much has been looked at with that specific type of surgery,” he added.

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