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. 2019 Nov 19;9(11):e031369. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031369

Table 2.

Number of clinical indicators, grouped by clinical presentation and round

Clinical presentation Previous list* Master list Accepted round 1 Accepted round 2 Accepted round 3 Rejected
Neurological 7 17 7 11 14 0
Vaccine preventable diseases 0 12 11 11 12 0
Electrolytes and laboratory abnormalities 8 15 4 7 10 1
Cardiovascular 6 12 1 6 9 0
Respiratory 4 6 4 5 6 0
Renal 3 5 1 3 5 0
Fracture or falls 4 6 3 3 4 0
Haemorrhagic event 3 5 1 2 3 0
Gastrointestinal 4 4 0 3 3 0
Endocrine 4 6 3 3 3 0
Genitourinary 2 3 1 2 2 0
Sexually transmitted infections 0 1 0 1 1 0
Other 0 10 5 8 9 0
Total† 45 102 41 65 81 1

*The list of PPMRHs previously developed for the general Australian population.13 14

†NOTE: Totals are not cumulative as during the rating process, panellists suggested that some indicators should be merged or split.

PPMRHs, potentially preventable medication-related hospitalisations.