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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Mackenzie FongORCiD, Dr Sophia BradyORCiD, Professor Eileen KanerORCiD
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© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2025. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ Group. OBJECTIVES: We examined the association of risk factors with socioeconomic deprivation in patients waiting for high volume low complexity (HVLC) surgical procedures in the North East and North Cumbria region. SETTINGS: We analysed data from the Rapid Actionable Insight Driving Reform database which links primary and secondary care elective waiting list data. PARTICIPANTS: Patients were included if they were waiting for HVLC surgery or an initial outpatient appointment for HVLC surgery. OUTCOMES: Smoking status, living with obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hypertension, serious mental illness or learning disability. Differences in outcomes by the England Index of Multiple Deprivation score quintiles were examined using ORs (95% CI). RESULTS: Of 78 571 patients, 30.6% were living in the most deprived quintile, 29.4% were living with obesity, 28.9% had hypertension and 13.5% were smokers. Though younger, 64.2% of patients in the most deprived quintile had at least one risk factor compared with 48% of patients in the least deprived quintile (OR 1.9 (95% CI 1.9, 2.0). The odds of being a smoker, living with obesity, T2DM, COPD and a serious mental illness or learning disability decreased as deprivation decreased in a dose-response relationship. CONCLUSIONS: People waiting for surgery from areas of greater deprivation are living with significantly more risk factors, and this may impact eligibility for surgery and surgical outcomes. Perioperative service provision must be delivered with deprivation in mind, otherwise health inequalities will be amplified.
Author(s): Madigan CD, Prentis J, Kunonga E, Snowden C, Fong M, Brady SM, Gaffney B, Kaner EFS
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: BMJ Open
Year: 2025
Volume: 15
Issue: 3
Online publication date: 18/03/2025
Acceptance date: 02/04/2018
Date deposited: 14/04/2025
ISSN (print): 2044-6055
ISSN (electronic): 2044-6055
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
URL: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097440
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097440
Data Access Statement: No data are available. This data is not available to be shared.
PubMed id: 40107688
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