Distribution of primary cause of hospitalization categorized according to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Clinical Classifications Software for ICD-9, stratified by transplant status among ESRD patients waitlisted for kidney transplant in the United States, 2005–2009.
Abbreviations and contractions: Blood: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs; Circulatory: Diseases of the circulatory system; Endocrine: Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders; GI: Diseases of the digestive system; GU: Diseases of the genitourinary system; MSK: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue; OB: Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium; Other: Residual codes, unclassified; Symptoms/signs: Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions and factors influencing health status.