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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2011 Jan–Feb;38(1):77–87. doi: 10.1097/won.0b013e318202e4a6

Table 3.

Percent of the Most Frequent Primary Diagnosis Groups by Episode for Each Outcome

Primary diagnosis group Urinary Incontinence Bowel Incontinence
Neurological diseases, (neuropathies, degenerative disorders, etc) 24% 15%
Gastro-intestinal (GI) cancers 7%
Gastro-intestinal (GI), mild symptoms/ fatigue 6%
Other Stomach/ intestinal disease 6%
Respiratory, other (pneumonia, influenza, etc) 4% 6%
Cerebral vascular disease (CVA), acute 6%
Therapy/ post-surgery care (e-codes) 6%
Congestive heart failure (CHF), non-hypertensive 5%
Joint Disease (arthritis, back problems, contractures, etc.) 5% 4%
All other diagnoses 58% 40%

Total percent all episodes 100% 100%