Racial and ethnic differences in acute post-operative pain management: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors' conclusion
There are racial and ethnic differences in the treatment of acute pain, especially in receipt of regional anesthesia.
Study context
- Population
- Surgical patients treated for acute postoperative pain
- Comparison
- Racial and ethnic minority groups vs White patients
- Outcome
- Receipt of RA for postoperative pain
Methodological detailsrandom-effect meta-analysis
- Random-effect meta-analysis
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Receipt of RA
Each group vs whiteOdds ratio (95 % CI)
Non-White18 % less likely
0.82(0.76–0.9)
Black
0.93(0.91–0.95)
Asian
0.84(0.81–0.87)
Other
0.78(0.71–0.86)
Hispanic20 % less likely
0.8(0.72–0.87)
Further pooled results
Opioid administration
- 3 studies found some differences associated with race and ethnicity; formal meta-analysis not possible due to heterogeneity of follow-up and timepoint comparison
Original publication
Racial and ethnic differences in acute post-operative pain management: Systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Anesth. Published 5 May 2025. doi:10.
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