Table.
Number and Percent of Emergency Department Visits for ACSCs by Diagnosis Among Elderly Nursing Home Residents
| Visits for ACSCs N (column %) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2002a | 2003–2004a | 2005–2006 | 2007–2008 | 2009–2010 | |
| Pneumonia | 184,546 (27.9%) | 220,025 (33.1%) | 168,422 (24.4%) | 233,158 (30.5%) | 281,640 (34.4%) |
| Urinary Tract Infection | 154,941 (23.4%) | 157,030 (23.6%) | 226,072 (32.8%) | 209,926 (27.5%) | 272,865 (33.4%) |
| Other ACSCb | 322,924 (48.7%) | 287,876 (43.3%) | 295,067 (42.8%) | 320,853 (42.0%) | 263,395 (32.2%) |
a
Visit estimates in 2001–2004 are weighted by 0.92 (see eMethods)
b
Other includes asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, appendicitis, congestive heart failure, dehydration, angina, and diabetes complications
Legend: Upon analysis of the change in distribution of diagnoses using a chi-square test, we found that the shift in visits across diagnosis groups over the study period was not significant (p=0.17).