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Clin Colon Rectal Surg
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786532
Review Article

Achieving Health Equity: Advancing Colorectal Surgery among Racial and Ethnic Minorities in America

Demario S. Overstreet
1   Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Robert H. Hollis
1   Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Abstract

Racial inequities in short and long-term outcomes following colorectal surgery continue to persist. Using inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer as disease foci, we review existing racial inequities in surgical outcomes and complications, discuss how social determinants of health and biopsychosocial factors can contribute to these inequities, and highlight potential mechanisms for building interventions to achieve health equity following colorectal surgery for minority populations.

Keywords

racial inequities - colorectal surgery - colorectal cancer - inflammatory bowel disease - racial disparities


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13 May 2024

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