Emergency Department Visits for Influenza and Pneumonia: United States, 2016–2018

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• Personal Author:
  Santo, Loredana ; Schappert, Susan M. ; Ashman, Jill J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
  
  • The emergency department (ED) visit rate per 1,000 persons was 7.9 for patients with pneumonia, 4.4 for patients with influenza, and 12.2 for patients with either or both.
  
  • The ED visit rate for patients with influenza and pneumonia was higher among younger children than older children and increased with age among adults.
  
  • The ED visit rate for patients with influenza and pneumonia was highest among non-Hispanic black persons compared with persons from other race and ethnicity groups.
  
  • The ED visit rate for patients with influenza and pneumonia was higher for persons with Medicare (19.9 per 1,000 persons with Medicare) or Medicaid (26.2 per 1,000 persons with Medicaid) compared with persons with private insurance or uninsured persons.
  
  Suggested citation: Santo L, Schappert SM, Ashman JJ. Emergency department visits for influenza and pneumonia: United States, 2016–2018. NCHS Data Brief, no 402. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15620/cdc:102795.
  
  CS322753
  
  db402-H.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Emergency Service, Hospital Influenza, Human Pneumonia
• Keywords:
  older adults, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• Source:
  National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Location:
  North America
• Issue:
  402
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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