Table 2. Diagnoses assigned at discharge or death.
| Discharge diagnosis
(N=3,907) |
No. (%) Diagnosis one * | No. (%) Diagnosis two * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All
admissions (N=3,907) |
Inpatient
Deaths (N=132) |
All
admissions (N=3,907) |
Inpatient
Deaths (N=132) |
|
| Malaria | 793 (20) | 32 (4.0) | 41 (1.1) | 4 (9.8) |
| Sickle cell disease | 408 (10) | 10 (2.5) | 94 (2.4) | 5 (5.3) |
| Trauma/fractures/accidents | 408 (10) | 6 (1.5) | 23 (0.6) | 1 (4.3) |
| Anaemia | 234 (6.0) | 9 (3.8) | 254 (6.5) | 14 (5.5) |
| Epilepsy/convulsions | 198 (5.1) | 2 (1.0) | 148 (3.8) | 2 (1.4) |
| Lower respiratory tract infection | 196 (5.0) | 5 (2.6) | 76 (2.0) | 2 (2.6) |
| Snake bite | 179 (4.6) | 0 | 1 (0.03) | 0 |
| Cellulitis/pyomyositis | 110 (2.8) | 0 | 24 (0.6) | 0 |
| Gastroenteritis | 110 (2.8) | 0 | 28 (0.7) | 1 (3.6) |
| Upper respiratory tract infection | 76 (2.0) | 0 | 38 (1.0) | 0 |
| Burns | 75 (1.9) | 1 (1.3) | 2 (0.05) | 0 |
| Elective surgery | 75 (1.9) | 0 | 9 (0.2) | 0 |
| Malnutrition | 73 (1.9) | 1 (1.4) | 34 (0.9) | 5 (15) |
| Acute abdomen | 69 (1.8) | 3 (4.3) | 4 (0.1) | 0 |
| Immunosuppression | 53 (1.4) | 8 (15) | 114 (2.9) | 12 (11) |
| Meningitis | 48 (1.2) | 12 (25) | 6 (0.2) | 1 (17) |
| Diabetes | 44 (1.1) | 0 | 3 (0.08) | 0 |
| Encephalopathy | 44 (1.1) | 5 (11) | 11 (0.3) | 3 (27) |
| Others | 649 (17) ‡ | 38 (5.9) § | 225 (5.8) ¶ | 18 (8.0) # |
| None specified | 65 (1.7) | 0 | 2,775 (71) | 65 (2.3) |
*Clinicians assign up to two diagnoses at death or discharge.
‡Cholera-12, rabies-9, measles-10, tetanus-15, osteomyelitis-20, asthma-44, empyema-3, pleural effusion-3, nephrotic syndrome-52, cerebral palsy-14, pyogenic arthritis-9, congenital disease-32, encephalophaty-44, hydrocephalus-5, acute flaccid paralysis-5, skin disease-19, arthritis-25, poisoning-43, unclassified disease-142, Burkitt’s lymphoma-2, dental-3, septicaemia-37, viral infection-14, urinary tract infection-22, viral hepatitis-25, pulmonary tuberculosis-20, otitis media-4, chickenpox-6, genital problems-5, conjunctivitis-5.
§Immunosuppression-8, septicaemia-6, pulmonary tuberculosis-5, rabies-5, tetanus-3, heart diease-6, cerebral palsy-1, hydrocephalus-1, Burkitt’s lymphoma-1, viral hepatitis-1, chickenpox-1.
¶Cholera-4, tetanus-3, oesteomyelitis-3, asthma-15, empyema-3, pleural effusion-4, nephrotic syndrome-15, cerebral palsy-16, chromosomal abnormality-2, heart disease-13, developmental delay-5, skin disease-12, poisoning-3, unclassified disease-20, septicaemia-34, conjunctivitis-6, urinary tract infection-18, renal failure-14, viral hepatitis-8, pulmonary tuberculosis-16, otitis media-6, chickpox-3, genital problems-2, no second diagnosis-2775.
#Empyema-1, cerebral palsy-1, chromosomal abnormality-1, unclassified disease-3, septicaemia-7, renal failure-3, pulmonary tuberculosis-1, chickenpox-1.