Nationwide racial/ethnic disparities in US emergency department visits and hospitalizations for gout.
Chio YokoseNatalie McCormickNa LuAmit D JoshiLesley JacksonMinna J KohlerJaneth YinhYuqing ZhangJohn HsuNicola DalbethKenneth G SaagHyon K ChoiPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)
These first nationwide data found a substantial excess in both gout-primary ED visits and hospitalizations experienced by all underserved racial/ethnic groups, particularly by Black women, revealing an urgent need for improved care to eliminate inequities in gout outcomes.