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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 24.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Jul 29;58(6):551–558.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.07.001

Table 3.

Discharge Diagnoses of Study Subjects

Discharge Diagnosis Total Cohort
(N=728,312)
Survived
(N=727,955 (%))
Death within
7 Days
(N=357)
Chi Square
Other Injuries 81,551 81,522 (11.2) 29 (8.1) 0.0654
Minor Injuries 64,119 64,095 (8.8) 24 (6.7) 0.1651
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system, skin
and connective tissue
60,728 60,708 (8.3) 20 (5.6) 0.0614
Other Respiratory Diseases 21,510 21,491 (3.0) 19 (5.3) 0.0082
Other Renal and GU Diseases 35,193 35,174 (4.8) 19 (5.3) 0.6659
Symptoms: Abdominal pain 38,335 38,317 (5.3) 18 (5.0) 0.8513
Symptoms: Other symptoms 26,188 26,170 (3.6) 18 (5.0) 0.1421
GI System Diseases 53,701 53,683 (7.4) 18 (5.0) 0.0918
Endocrine, nutritional, immunity and metabolic
disorders
8,093 8,076 (1.1) 17 (4.8) <0.0001
Nervous System Disorders 33,877 33,862 (4.7) 15 (4.2) 0.6865
COPD 9,692 9,678 (1.3) 14 (3.9) <0.0001
Pneumonia 4,316 4,303 (0.6) 13 (3.6) <0.0001
Other residual codes 26,269 26,256 (3.6) 13 (3.6) 0.972
Urinary Tract infection 20,079 20,068 (2.8) 11 (3.1) 0.7082
Symptoms: Dizziness, vertigo and syncope 23,603 23,593 (3.2) 10 (2.8) 0.6389
Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 8,928 8,918 (1.2) 10 (2.8) 0.0068
DM 6,922 6,912 (1.0) 10 (2.8) 0.0003
Mental Illness 19,593 19,584 (2.7) 9 (2.5) 0.8433
Complications and Adverse events 7,939 7,931 (1.1) 8 (2.2) 0.0362
Neoplasms 1,548 1,541 (0.2) 7 (2.0) <0.0001
Circulatory Disorders 6,645 6,639 (0.9) 6 (1.7) 0.1267
Diseases of the blood 2,305 2,299 (0.3) 6 (1.7) <0.0001
Symptoms: Chest pain 32,948 32,943 (4.5) 5 (1.4) 0.0045
CHF 1,603 1,598 (0.2) 5 (1.4) <0.0001
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,652 1,647 (0.2) 5 (1.4) <0.0001
Upper respiratory infections 25,025 25,021 (3.4) 4 (1.1) 0.0163
Asthma 8,385 8,381 (1.2 4 (1.1) 0.9564
Non-infectious Lung Disease 955 951 (0.1) 4 (1.1) <0.0001
Ischemic Heart Disease 509 506 (0.1) 3 (0.8) <0.0001
Renal Disease 305 302 (0.04) 3 (0.8) <0.0001
Major Injuries 2,079 2,077 (0.3) 2 (0.6) 0.3304
Symptoms: Headache 22,783 22,781 (3.1) 2 (0.6) 0.0053
HTN 8,035 8,033 (1.1) 2 (0.6) 0.3259
Dysrythmias 12,120 12,118 (1.7) 2 (0.6) 0.1029
Skin and Subcutaneous Infection 16,737 16,736 (2.3) 1 (0.3) 0.0109
Intestinal Infections 1,299 1,299 (0.2) 0 0.4244
Non-atherosclerotic Heart Disease 256 256 (0.04) 0 0.723
Pregnancy and childbirth related disorders 24,423 24,423 (3.4) 0 0.0004
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