Table 1.
Selected PCSC definitions
| Agency for Healthcare Research andQuality8 (USA) | Victorian Public HealthDivision14 (Australia) | National HealthService13,24 (UK) |
|---|---|---|
| Adult asthma | Angina | Angina (without procedure) |
| Angina (without procedure) | Appendicitis* | Asthma |
| Bacterial pneumonia | Asthma | Cellulitis |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Cellulitis | Congestive heart failure |
| Congestive heart failure | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Convulsions and epilepsy |
| Dehydration | Congestive heart failure | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Diabetes – long-term complication | Convulsions and epilepsy | Dehydration and gastroenteritis |
| Diabetes – lower extremity amputation | Dehydration and gastroenteritis | Dental conditions |
| Diabetes – short-term complication | Dental conditions | Diabetes complications |
| Hypertension | Diabetes complications | Ear, nose and throat infections |
| Low birth weight* | Ear, nose and throat infections | Gangrene |
| Paediatric asthma | Gangrene | Hypertension |
| Paediatric gastroenteritis | Hypertension | Influenza and pneumonia |
| Perforated appendix* | Influenza and pneumonia | Iron deficiency anaemia |
| Uncontrolled diabetes | Iron deficiency anaemia | Nutritional deficiency |
| Urinary tract infection | Nutritional deficiencies | Other vaccine-preventable diseases |
| Other vaccine-preventable diseases | Pelvic inflammatory disease | |
| Pelvic inflammatory disease | Perforated/bleeding ulcer | |
| Perforated/bleeding ulcer | Pyelonephritis | |
| Pyelonephritis |
PCSC = Primary care sensitive condition
* = PCSC unique to this list