从2016年到2019年,患者人口统计和性别确认手术的表现的地理差异
Aesthetic surgery journal
|November 23, 2023
概括
性别确认手术 (GAS) 在全国范围内出现了显著增长,中西部和南部经历了最高的增长. 还注意到患者人口统计和并发性疾病的区域差异.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 健康的社会经济决定因素
- 外科手术的结果
背景情况:
- 立法改善了对性别确认手术 (GAS) 的保险覆盖.
- 然而,最近的法案将GAS提供者定为犯罪行为,威胁到患者的护理,特别是在南方和中西部.
- 了解GAS的区域差异对于公平获得医疗保健至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查美国人口普查地区如何影响GAS患者人口统计.
- 分析门诊外科手术环境中GAS率的区域差异.
- 根据地理位置确定基于护理的潜在差异.
主要方法:
- 分析2016-2019年全国通行外科手术样本 (NASS) 的分析.
- 使用计费代码识别经过GAS的性别障碍症个人的身份.
- 人口和临床特征的分层根据美国人口普查地区.
主要成果:
- 在2016年至2019年期间,总体GAS费率增加了187%.
- 中西部地区的GAS增幅最高 (257%),其次是东北部 (203%) 和南部 (218%).
- 西部地区以外的患者患焦虑/抑郁症的几率更高,收入更低.
结论:
- 从2016年到2019年,中西部,南部和东北部发生了大量的GAS增长.
- 观察到保险覆盖,社会经济地位和并发症的区域差异.
- 这些发现凸显了解决天然气供应和产生的区域差异的必要性.
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