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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 Oct 16;71(11):1410–1418. doi: 10.1002/acr.23777
Medical Specialty Other ED encounter by
Persistently Frequent ED
users, n (%)
(n=549)
Other ED encounter by
Limited Frequent ED users, n
(%)
(n=190)
Allergy 14 (2.6) 7 (3.7)
Cardiology 30 (5.5) 5 (2.6)
Dermatology 28 (5.1) 7 (3.7)
Endocrinology 9 (1.6) 5 (2.6)
Gastroenterology 65 (11.8) 19 (10.0)
General Internal Medicine 91 (16.6) 53 (27.9)
Hematology 30 (5.5) 8 (4.2)
Nephrology 24 (4.4) 8 (4.2)
Neurology 50 (9.1) 18 (9.5)
Obstetrics/Gynecology 72 (13.1) 14 (7.4)
Psychiatry 27 (4.9) 1 (0.5)
Pulmonology 64 (11.7) 19 (10.0)
Surgery 13 (2.4) 1 (0.5)
Trauma 32 (5.8) 25 (13.2)