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. 2004 Apr;57(4):513–521. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2003.02029.x

Table 1.

Patient profile by Major Diagnostic Group (MDG)#

Major diagnostic group Number of admission episodes (% of total)
Disease and disorders – Circulatory system 234 (16.7%)
Disease and disorders – Respiratory system 162 (11.6%)
Disease and disorders – Musculoskeletal system 136 (9.7%)
Disease and disorders – Digestive system 109 (7.8%)
Disease and disorders – Nervous system  92 (6.6%)
Disease and disorders – Myeloproliferative  88 (6.3%)
Disease and disorders – Urinary tract  78 (5.7%)
Remainder 500 (35.6%)
#

Patients who were involved in multiple interventions were recorded once only.