面部整形和重建外科医生的地理分布
Dane Sannes1, Nicolas M Espinosa1, Emily Merrick1
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern McGraw Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Facial plastic surgery & aesthetic medicine
|July 18, 2023
概括
面部塑料和重建外科医生 (FPRS) 集中在城市地区,这使得33%的美国居民无法获得当地医疗服务. 这些地区的居民面临的平均距离是63英里到最近的FPRS.
科学领域:
- 医学专业 医学专业 医学专业
- 外科手术劳动力分析
- 地理分布研究 地理分布研究
背景情况:
- 之前的研究已经绘制了一般耳鼻喉科工作人员的地图.
- 面部整形和重建外科医生 (FPRS) 的地理分布仍然没有被描述.
- 了解FPRS的分布对于评估获得专业护理的机会至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定FPRS在美国的地理分布.
- 量化美国不同地区居民对FPRS服务的访问.
- 为了识别FPRS可用性的差异.
主要方法:
- 利用2022年美国面部塑料和重建手术学会 (AAFPRS) 登记册来识别活跃成员.
- 地理编码了FPRS实践地点,并使用ArcGIS将它们覆盖在2020年美国人口普查数据上.
- 从县中心到最近的FPRS计算的平均距离,以模拟居民的可访问性.
主要成果:
- 确定了1312名AAFPRS成员,他们在美国373个县执业.
- 33%的美国人口 (11500万) 居住在没有FPRS的县里.
- 观察到显著的地理聚类,在纽约市/洛杉矶地区有15.3%的FPRS,占人口的8%.
结论:
- 与全国平均水平相比,大都市地区的FPRS度更高.
- 可量化的距离凸显了服务不足地区居民面临的重大接入挑战.
- 这项研究提供了一个数据驱动的基础,以解决面部塑料和整形手术的地理差异.
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