PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sadao Jinno
AU  - Kohei Hasegawa
AU  - Tuhina Neogi
AU  - Tadahiro Goto
AU  - Maureen Dubreuil
TI  - Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Charges for Gout in the United States between 2006 and 2012
AID  - 10.3899/jrheum.151432
DP  - 2016 Jun 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - jrheum.151432
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2016/05/26/jrheum.151432.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2016/05/26/jrheum.151432.full
AB  - Objective To examine temporal trends in the rate of gout emergency department (ED) visits and charges in the United States between 2006 and 2012. Methods A serial cross-sectional analysis of the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample. Results The rate of ED visits for gout in adults overall increased from 75.0 to 85.4 per 100,000 persons over the study period (14% increase, p < 0.001), and increased 29% for those aged 45–54 years. Nationwide ED charges increased from $156 million to $281 million (80% increase, p < 0.001). Conclusion Between 2006 and 2012, the rate of gout ED visits increased among US adults, most notably in those aged 45–54 years.