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Researchers compared triage levels and wait times for 4210 matched pairs of black and white patients who presented to an urban academic emergency department (ED) with one of eight common complaints. Patients were matched for age, sex, chief complaint, insurance status, day and time of presentation, presence of comorbidities, presence of abnormal vital signs, and disposition. Triage level was based on the 5-level Emergency Severity Index (ESI), in which higher scores reflect lower acuity and resource requirement; wait time was defined as time from “triage assessment to ED treatment area assignment.” Patients with ESI scores of 1 (requiring immediate resuscitation) were excluded. During the study period, 85% of nurses were women and 90% were …