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Are There Socioeconomic Disparities in Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery in a Managed Care Setting?

Thursday, October 5, 2023

8:43 AM – 8:47 AM US PST

Location: Oregon Ballroom

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Image Label: Baseline characteristics of patients undergoing apical prolapse surgery

Presenting Author(s)

Samantha DeAndrade, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Fellow
Harbor UCLA
Los Angeles, California, United States

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Co-Author(s)

Kaitlin Crawford, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

OB/GYN Attending
Kaiser Downey Medical Center
Manhattan Beach, California, United States
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Krystal DePorto, MD

Resident
Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Botao Zhou, MS

Data Scientist
Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Tajnoos Yazdany, MD (she/her/hers)

Program Director
Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California, United States
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Christopher F. Tenggardjaja, MD

Attending
Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, California, United States

Disclosure(s):

Samantha DeAndrade, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Kaitlin Crawford, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Krystal DePorto, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Botao Zhou, MS: No financial relationships to disclose

Tajnoos Yazdany, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Christopher F. Tenggardjaja, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Racial and ethnic disparities have been observed in mode of pelvic organ prolapse surgery. It is hypothesized that some of the disparities noted may be attributable to differences in access to care and advanced surgical technology across the United States. We aimed to investigate whether racial and ethnic disparities in a mode of prolapse surgery can still be observed in a managed care setting, where differences in access are minimized. In addition, we investigated whether any differences were observed by household income.