African Americans Less Likely To Choose Epidurals For Post Operative Pain Relief

Minority and low-income patients are less likely than those who are white or more well off to agree to post-surgery epidural pain relief, according to new research from physicians at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The study, published recently in the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia, examined how race, economic and educational status may influence health care choices when access to care isn’t a factor.

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Filed under: Pain / Anesthetics on February 7th, 2008