Table 4: Use of diagnostic and therapeutic services among most prevalent conditions in general internal medicine.
| Service | Condition; no. (%) of admissions* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cohort | Pneumonia | Heart failure | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Urinary tract infection | Stroke | |
| Radiography† | 84 481 (83.0) | 5242 (98.5) | 5040 (99.0) | 4592 (98.5) | 3069 (87.7) | 1562 (67.1) |
| Computed tomography† | 53 125 (52.2) | 2327 (43.7) | 1459 (28.6) | 1571 (33.7) | 1631 (46.6) | 2265 (97.3) |
| Ultrasonography† | 28 893 (28.4) | 985 (18.5) | 1606 (31.5) | 777 (16.7) | 1261 (36.0) | 841 (36.1) |
| Magnetic resonance imaging† | 11 649 (11.4) | 118 (2.2) | 72 (1.4) | 55 (1.2) | 131 (3.7) | 1512 (64.9) |
| Interventional radiology† | 10 778 (10.6) | 259 (4.9) | 201 (3.9) | 141 (3.0) | 322 (9.2) | 150 (6.4) |
| Erythrocyte transfusion† | 9325 (9.2) | 213 (4.0) | 243 (4.8) | 105 (2.3) | 114 (3.3) | 55 (2.4) |
| Endoscopy/bronchoscopy | 13 832 (10.2) | 360 (5.3) | 169 (2.7) | 182 (3.3) | 101 (1.8) | 139 (2.8) |
| Dialysis | 2448 (1.8) | 130 (1.9) | 91 (1.4) | 44 (0.8) | 41 (0.8) | 36 (0.7) |
*Number of admissions with at least 1 of this test or treatment.
†Data not available for 34 453 patients at Trillium Health Partners.