Assessing surgical care delivery at facilities caring for higher volumes of minority children utilizing the pediatric quality indicator for perforated appendicitis: a propensity-matched analysis

Introduction The pediatric quality indicator (PDI) measures released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provide an impetus for benchmarking quality of care in children. The PDI-17, aimed at studying perforation in appendicitis, is one such measure that this study aims to utilize to assess surgical care delivery and outcomes in children managed at majority–minority hospitals.