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  • Medicine
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Interventional Radiology

Background:

  • Healthcare disparities based on race, ethnicity, and sex are well-documented but persist.
  • Contributing factors include patient-provider interactions, systemic access barriers, and socioeconomic determinants of health.
  • Interventional radiology is significantly affected by these drivers of health inequity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize documented disparities in interventional radiology for common conditions.
  • To quantify the magnitude of these disparities where possible.
  • To identify the underlying drivers of health inequity in interventional radiology.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of documented disparities in interventional radiology.
  • Synthesis of information on contributing factors and their impact.
  • Inclusion of specific examples illustrating the interplay of medical, cultural, and socioeconomic factors.

Main Results:

  • Identified and summarized existing racial, ethnic, and sex-based disparities in interventional radiology.
  • Quantified the extent of these disparities for prevalent conditions.
  • Detailed the medical, cultural, and socioeconomic factors contributing to unequal patient outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Interventional radiology faces significant health inequities driven by systemic and patient-level factors.
  • Understanding these disparities and their causes is crucial for developing targeted interventions.
  • This review aims to stimulate future research and action to mitigate health inequities in interventional radiology.