Table 5.
Number of leading symptoms for frequent ED visits.
| Number of Frequent ED Visits N = 1016 |
|
|---|---|
| Symptoms due to gastrointestinal disorders, n (%) | 176 (17.3%) |
| Symptoms following head and extremity traumas, n (%) | 136 (13.4%) |
| Symptoms due to mental disorders, n (%) | 105 (10.3%) |
| Of them with substance abuse, n (%) | 40 (38.1%) |
| Symptoms due to neurological disorders, n (%) | 97 (9.5%) |
| Symptoms due to cardiac disorders, n (%) | 95 (9.4%) |
| Symptoms due to general infection, n (%) | 94 (9.3%) |
| Symptoms due to respiratory disorders, n (%) | 78 (7.7%) |
| Symptoms due to musculoskeletal disorders, n (%) | 72 (7.1%) |
| Symptoms due to complications of previous surgeries, n (%) | 70 (6.9%) |
| Symptoms due to genito-urinary disorders (incl. nephrology), n (%) | 68 (6.7%) |
| Others, n (%) | 25 (2.4%) |
ED = Emergency Department; General infections were defined as arterial or venous catheter infections, fever of unknown origin or other bacterial or viral infections of unknown origin, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscesses, erysipelas etc.