QuickStats: Percentage of Emergency Department (ED) Visits Made by Adults with Influenza and Pneumonia That Resulted in Hospital Admission, by Age Group

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During 2017–2018, 37.2% of ED visits for influenza and pneumonia by adults aged 18 years or older resulted in a hospital admission.
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Authors: Loredana Santo, MD; Jill J. Ashman, PhD; and Susan M. Schappert, MA

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The figure is a bar chart showing the percentage of emergency department visits made by adults with influenza and pneumonia that resulted in hospital admission, by age group, in United States during 2017–2018. During these years, 37.2% of emergency department visits for influenza and pneumonia by adults aged ≥18 years resulted in a hospital admission. The percentage increased with age from 14.4% for adults aged 18–54 years to 46.9% for adults aged 55–74 years and 69.7% for adults aged ≥75 years.
Percentage of emergency department visits made by adults with influenza and pneumonia that resulted in hospital admission

During 2017–2018, 37.2% of ED visits for influenza and pneumonia by adults aged 18 years or older resulted in a hospital admission.

The percentage increased with age from 14.4% for adults aged 18–54 years to 46.9% for adults aged 55–74 years and 69.7% for adults aged 75 years or older.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6949a6.htm

Source: National Center for Health Statistics. National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2017–2018. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhamcs.

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