Table 4. MADM and SADM patients with CCC and deaths in ANZPIC admission diagnostic groups and CCC subcategories.
| Patients with Multiple Admissions and a Complex Chronic Condition | Patients with a Single Admission and a Complex Chronic Condition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Deceased | All | Deceased | |
| Number of patients | 507 | 82 (16.2%) | 1221 | 92 (7.5%) |
| Age years, median (mean)* | 0.1 (1.6) | 0.3 (2.4) | 1.0 (3.5) | 0.7 (3.3) |
| Male sex (% of total) | 276 (54.4%) | 40 (14.5%) | 675 (55.3%) | 53 (7.8%) |
| ANZPIC diagnostic groups | ||||
| Cardiovascular | 302 | 30 (9.9%) | 768 | 28 (3.6%) |
| Respiratory | 69 | 18 (26.0%) | 106 | 12 (11.3%) |
| Miscellaneous | 56 | 23 (41.0%) | 227 | 42 (18.5%) |
| Neurological | 27 | 7 (25.9%) | 60 | 9 (15.0%) |
| Gastrointestinal | 47 | 4 (8.5%) | 53 | 1 (1.9%) |
| Postoperative | 5 | 1 (20%) | 3 | 0 |
| Injury | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Complex Chronic Conditions Subcategories |
507 | 82 (16.2%) | 1,221 | 92 (7.5%) |
| Age years, median (mean)* | 0.1 (1.6) | 0.3 (2.4) | 1.0 (3.5) | 0.7 (3.3) |
| Male sex | 276 (54.4%) | 40 (14.5%) | 675 (5.5%) | 53 (7.8%) |
| Cardiovascular | 308 | 35 (11.4%) | 761 | 29 (3.8%) |
| Respiratory | 21 | 2 (9.5%) | 47 | 4 (8.5%) |
| Neuromuscular | 34 | 9 (26.4%) | 82 | 12 (14.6%) |
| Congenital/genetic | 44 | 6 (13.6%) | 84 | 6 (7.1%) |
| Oncologic | 40 | 19 (47.5%) | 106 | 29 (25.5%) |
| Metabolic/endocrine | 14 | 6 (42.8%) | 88 | 8 (9.0%) |
| Renal | 8 | 2 (25%) | 12 | 1 (8.3%) |
| Gastrointestinal | 24 | 1 (4.2%) | 35 | 2 (5.7%) |
| Hematologic/immunologic | 5 | 2 (40%) | 3 | 1 (33.3%) |
| Miscellaneous** | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
* Both median and mean age are presented to illustrate skewed distribution.
** Miscellaneous includes rheumatologic, orthopedic, and psychiatric conditions.