Table 4.
Condition type and severity relationship to discharge diagnosis for events
| Type | ED visits (N = 214) | Hospitalizations (N = 175) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | PPE, n (%) | n (%) | PPE, n (%) | |
| Traumatic | 37 (19.2) | 8 (11.1) | 10 (6.0) | 1 (4.2) |
| Gastrointestinal | 23 (11.9) | 12 (16.7) | 19 (11.3) | 1 (4.2) |
| Orthopedic | 17 (8.8) | 11 (15.3) | 4 (2.4) | 1 (4.2) |
| Pain | 15 (7.8) | 1 (1.4) | 13 (7.7) | 1 (4.2) |
| Ear, nose, throat | 15 (7.8) | 7 (9.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0)0 |
| Endocrine | 14 (7.3) | 4 (5.6) | 12 (7.1) | 2 (8.3) |
| Infection | 13 (6.7) | 4 (5.6) | 26 (15.5) | 2 (8.3) |
| Neurologic | 12 (6.2) | 4 (5.6) | 21 (12.5) | 2 (8.3) |
| Pulmonary | 8 (4.2) | 3 (1.4) | 17 (1.2) | 4 (16.7) |
| Cardiovascular | 5 (2.6) | 3 (4.2) | 32 (19.1) | 6 (25.0) |
| Psychiatric | 4 (2.1) | 1 (0) | 6 (10.1) | 1 (4.2) |
| Other | 30 (15.6) | 21 (23.7) | 7 (4.2) | 3 (16.8) |
| Totala | 193 | 72 | 168 | 24 |
a
Does not add to 214 and 175 because there were 21 ED visits and 7 hospitalizations with no data for disease category.
ED = Emergency Department; PPE = potentially preventable event.