Table 3.
Top 10 Admission Diagnoses for ICUs With Low and High Annual Volume of AMI
| 81 ICUs With Low AMI Volume (Total Admissions=212 007)* | 41 ICUs With High AMI Volume (Total Admissions=133 586)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Admission Diagnosis | N (%) | Admission Diagnosis | N (%) |
| Stroke | 8557 (4.0) | Acute myocardial infarction | 20 231 (15.1) |
| Coronary bypass surgery | 8064 (3.8) | Unstable angina | 8275 (6.2) |
| Other respiratory (medical) | 7248 (3.4) | Congestive heart failure | 7482 (5.6) |
| Intracranial hemorrhage/hematoma | 5229 (2.4) | Supraventricular rhythm disturbance | 5124 (3.8) |
| Bacterial pneumonia | 4383 (2.1) | Chest pain, unknown origin | 5053 (3.8) |
| Coma/change in level of consciousness | 4224 (2.0) | Cardiac arrest | 4478 (3.4) |
| Sepsis, pulmonary | 4184 (2.0) | Other respiratory (medical) | 3887 (2.9) |
| Diabetic ketoacidosis | 3778 (1.8) | Other cardiovascular (medical) | 3657 (2.7) |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 3753 (1.8) | Coronary bypass surgery | 3520 (2.6) |
| Congestive heart failure | 3749 (1.8) | Conduction defect | 3109 (2.3) |
AMI indicates acute myocardial infarction; ICU, intensive care unit.
After excluding patients with missing Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation—Fourth Revision (APACHE-IV) admission diagnoses.