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Chrysanthy Ha¹, Nathan Carroll², Shawn Steen³

¹Surgery, Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, USA.

|December 26, 2024

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The Medically Necessary and Time-Sensitive (MeNTS) scoring system did not show racial disparities in surgical prioritization during the COVID-19 pandemic. Standardized scoring may help reduce bias in healthcare decisions.

Keywords:

clinical scoring system covid-19 limited resources racial and ethnic disparities unequal access to healthcare

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Area of Science:

Healthcare disparities
Surgical prioritization
Medical decision-making

Background:

Racial disparities in surgical care are a significant concern, exacerbated by pandemic-related resource scarcity.
Provider bias can influence medical decision-making, impacting equitable access to procedures.
The American College of Surgeons developed the Medically Necessary and Time-Sensitive (MeNTS) scoring system to standardize prioritization for non-emergent, but necessary, surgeries.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of the MeNTS scoring system in reducing racial disparities in surgical prioritization.
To analyze whether the implementation of the MeNTS system impacted the time to surgery across different racial and ethnic groups during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Main Methods:

A retrospective cross-sectional study analyzed Electronic Medical Records from June 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021.
Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to examine variations in MeNTS scores and time to surgery based on patient race and ethnicity.
The study included 2,997 patients from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Main Results:

No statistically significant differences in mean days to surgery or MeNTS scores were observed across racial and ethnic groups.
A multivariate survival model indicated that lower MeNTS scores (below 30) were associated with a higher likelihood of receiving surgery.
The analysis found no significant disparities in surgery likelihood based on race, ethnicity, or gender when using the MeNTS system.

Conclusions:

The MeNTS scoring system demonstrated an absence of statistically significant racial disparities in surgical prioritization.
These findings suggest that standardized scoring systems can be effective tools in mitigating potential biases in medical decision-making.
The study contributes valuable insights into promoting equitable healthcare practices within surgical settings.