Table 4. Most common primary diagnosis in patients discharged with a secondary diagnosis of bronchiectasis in Spain, 2004–2013.
Diagnosis | n | % |
---|---|---|
Obstructive chronic bronchitis with acute exacerbation | 23825 | 11.3 |
Pneumonia, organism unspecified | 18903 | 8.9 |
Acute and chronic respiratory failure | 13363 | 6.3 |
Acute respiratory failure | 11030 | 5.2 |
Heart failure | 7558 | 3.6 |
Other diseases of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified | 7541 | 3.6 |
Other emphysema | 5692 | 2.7 |
Obstructive chronic bronchitis with acute bronchitis | 5401 | 2.6 |
Pneumococcal pneumonia [Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia] | 4245 | 2.0 |
Hemoptysis | 3788 | 1.8 |
Asthma with acute exacerbation | 3319 | 1.6 |
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis | 2768 | 1.3 |