QuickStats: Percentage of Emergency Department (ED) Visits Made by Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Among Persons Aged ≥18 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2015-2016

Published on January 10, 2019

During 2015-2016, 3.5% of adult visits to the emergency department were made by those with chronic kidney disease.

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