Factors that Play a Role in Surgical Disparities.

Many factors play a role in disparities across the spectrum of care, including patient, clinician, hospital, and community level factors. These factors are often interrelated and while categorized as belonging to one category or another, they invariably overlap, stretch across categories, and interact with each other. Importantly, many factors contributing to surgical disparities remain unstudied or understudied, with a clear need to improve data collection, build inclusive research teams, and develop trust with communities to grow our understanding of how all these factors impact surgical outcomes.