Table 5.
Underlying conditions of gastrointestinal in 1998 and 2006 n (%)
| Underlying condition | 1998 | 2006 | Discharge percentage change (principal diagnosis) | 1998 | 2006 | Discharge percentage change (all diagnosis) |
| Upper GI: oesophageal varices, ulcer, perforation and other haemorrhages | 23 007 (4) | 35 058 (6) | 52% and 38% after population adjustment | 84 382 (8) | 103 381 (9) | 23% and 11% after population adjustment |
| Gastric, duodenal ulcers, gastrojejinal uklcers or perforation | 156 29 (31) | 131 225 (24) | -16% and -24% after population adjustment | 215 912 (20) | 179 032 (16) | -17% and -25%after population adjustment |
| Gastritis or duiodenitis and haemorrhage | 54 310 (11) | 44 104 (8) | -19% and -27% after population adjustment | 118 333 (11) | 90 635 (8) | -23% and -31%after population adjustment |
| Angiodysplasia of stomach and dudodenum with haemorrhage | 9237 (2) | 14 679 (3) | 59% and 43% after population adjustment | 15 061 (1) | 23 032 (2) | 53% and 38% after population adjustment |
| Haematemesis | 16 466 (3) | 21 230 (4) | 29% and 16% after population adjustment | 58 955 (6) | 72 655 (6) | 23% and 11% after population adjustment |
| Perforation of the large intestine | 9117 (2) | 10 066 (2) | 10% and -0.3% after population adjustment | 26 200 (2) | 33 246 (3) | 27% and 15% after population adjustment |
| Haemorrhage of rectum and anus | 12 084 (2) | 21 456 (4) | 78% and 60% after population adjustment | 52 974 (5) | 85 592 (7) | 56% and 41% after population adjustment |
| Diverticulosis and diverticulitis of the colon and haemorrhage | 80 007 (16) | 83 927 (15) | 5% and -5% after population adjustment | 101 000 (10) | 104 516 (9) | 3% and -7% after population adjustment |
| Diverticulosis and diverticulitis of the small intestine and haemorrhage | 15 369 (3) | 16 259 (3) | 6% and -5% after population adjustment | 26 933 (3) | 27 433 (2) | 2% and -8% after population adjustment |
| Unspecified GI bleeding (blood in stool) | 31 044 (6) | 38 284 (7) | 23% and 11% after population adjustment | 283 440 (27) | 325 035 (29) | 15% and 4% after population adjustment |
| Haemorrhage of GI tract (unspecified) | 104 991 (21) | 129 164 (24) | 23% and 11% after population adjustment | 283 440 (27) | 325 035 (29) | 15% and 4% after population adjustment |
GI: Gastrointestinal.