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Papers: 5 Oct 2024 - 11 Oct 2024


2024 Oct 03


Acad Emerg Med


39363515

Disparities in pain management among transgender patients presenting to the emergency department for abdominal pain.

Authors

Engstrom K, Bellolio F, Jeffery MM, Sutherland SC, Carpenter KP, Jackson G, Cole K, Chedid V, Davidge-Pitts CJ, Sunga KL, Gonzalez C, Brown CS

Abstract

Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals have a gender identity or expression that differs from the sex assigned to them at birth. They are an underserved population who experience health care inequities. Our primary objective was to identify if there are treatment differences between TGD and cisgender lesbian/gay/bisexual/queer (LGBQ) or heterosexual individuals presenting with abdominal pain to the emergency department (ED).