Table 1.
Ten Most Frequent Primary Diagnoses, Secondary Diagnoses, and Principal Procedures.
| Primary Diagnoses | Secondary Diagnoses | Principal Procedures | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequently Admitted Patient Admissions, N = 180,185 | All Other Patient Admissions, N = 2,207,939 | All Other Patient Rank | Frequently Admitted Patient Admissions, N = 180,185 | All Other Patient Admissions, N = 2,207,939 | All Other PatientRank | Frequently Admitted Patient Admissions, N = 180,185 | All Other Patient Admissions, N = 2,207,939 | |||
| Sickle cell disease with crisis | 3.97% (7,152) | 0.002% (5,887) | 63 | Hypertension NOS | 31.39% (56,556) | 40.04% (884,045) | 1 | Hemodialysis | 6.32% (11,380) | 1.08% (23,871) |
| Septicemia NOS | 2.58% (4,652) | 1.87% (41,369) | 1 | Hyperlipidemia NOS | 24.47% (44,089) | 25.94% (572,760) | 2 | Packed cell transfusion | 4.49% (8.091) | 1.57% (34,669) |
| Acute and chronic systolic heart failure | 2.06% (3,708) | 0.81% (17,802) | 12 | Congestive heart failure NOS | 22.86% (41,197) | 11.82% (260,944) | 8 | Percutaneous abdominal drainage | 2.42% (4,366) | 0.86% (18,974) |
| Acute kidney failure NOS | 2.04% (3,680) | 1.16% (25,528) | 6 | Esophageal reflux | 21.19% (38,184) | 17.32% (382,511) | 3 | Venous catheter NEC | 2.13% (3,843) | 0.89% (19,718) |
| Obstructive chronic bronchitis with exacerbation | 1.76% (3,180) | 0.68% (14,957) | 14 | Diabetes mellitus NOS uncomplicated | 20.39% (36,743) | 16.75% (369,808) | 4 | Central venous catheter placement with guidewire | 2.13% (3,834)) | 0.83% (18,307) |
| Pneumonia organism NOS | 1.72% (3,091) | 1.29% (28,468) | 4 | Tobacco use disorder | 16.98% (30,604) | 16.71% (368,880) | 5 | Continuous invasive mechanical ventilation <96 consecutive hours | 1.38% (2,480) | 0.7% (15,441) |
| Urinary tract infection NOS | 1.63% (2,939) | 0.86% (19,069) | 9 | History of tobacco use | 16.89% (30,439) | 14.77% (326,026) | 6 | Noninvasive mechanical ventilation | 1.3% (2,345) | 0.58% (12,899) |
| Acute pancreatitis | 1.23% (2,212) | 0.73% (16,168) | 13 | Coronary atherosclerosis native vessel | 16.12% (29,040) | 12.88% (284,487) | 7 | Small intestine endoscopy NEC | 1.26% (2.265) | 0.7% (15,480) |
| Acute and chronic diastolic heart failure | 1.22% (2,190) | 0.48% (10,600) | 22 | Depressive disorder | 15.42% (27,785) | 10.34% (228,347) | 10 | Heart ultrasound | 1.11% (1,997) | 1.37% (30,161) |
| Complication of kidney transplant | 1.08% (1,944) | 0.42% (9,354) | 28 | Acute kidney failure NOS | 13.8% (24,859) | 9.37%% (206,951) | 12 | Esophagogastroduodenoscopy with closed biopsy | 1.09% (1,963) | 0.8% (17,644) |
NOTE: Abbreviations: NEC = not elsewhere classified; NOS = not otherwise specified.