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. 2023 Jul 24;183(9):991–998. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.3295

Table 3. Health Care Utilization of Patients With Engineered Stone–Associated Silicosis.

Health care utilization characteristic (No. with data available) Overall (n = 52), No. (%)
Health insurance (52)
Uninsured or self-pay 10 (19)
Restricted-scope Medi-Cal 20 (38)
Full-scope Medi-Cal 7 (13)
Private insurance 8 (15)
Medicare 0 (0)
Workers’ compensation 7 (13)
Location of initial presentation (52)
Emergency department 25 (48)
Outpatient clinic 19 (37)
Medical surveillance 8 (15)
Emergency department (52)
Ever visited emergency department (52) 42 (82)
No. of emergency department visits (42), median (IQR) 2.50 (1.00-4)
Hospitalization (51)
Ever hospitalized for breathing 31 (61)
No. of times hospitalized (31), median (IQR) 2.0 (1-3.5)
Cumulative hospital length of stay per patient (30), median (IQR), d 9.5 (4.3-19.8)