Table 2. Top 10 all patient related diagnostic related groups at index admission and readmission.
| Index Admission | Readmission | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding description | N (SD) | % (SE) | N (SD) | % (SE) |
| Septicemia & disseminated infections | 2787 (118.5) | 17.7 (0.57) | 437 (33.6) | 15.2(1.00) |
| Infectious & parasitic diseases including HIV | 1055 (66.0) | 6.7 (0.35) | 225 (26.2) | 7.8 (0.81) |
| Heart failure | 728 (52.3) | 4.6 (0.31) | 193 (21.6) | 6.7 (0.70) |
| Other respiratory diagnoses except signs, symptoms & minor diagnoses | 543 (38.3) | 3.4 (0.22) | 114 (14.7) | 3.9 (0.4) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 534 (45.5) | 3.4 (0.27) | 134 (17.5) | 4.6 (0.57) |
| Respiratory failure | 430 (36.9) | 2.7 (0.22) | 100 (19.1) | 3.5 (0.63) |
| Other pneumonia | 417 (29.7) | 2.6 (0.19) | 80 (11.9) | 2.8 (0.42) |
| Poisoning of medicinal agents | 230 (22.9) | 1.5 (0.14) | 36 (8.9) | 1.2 (0.30) |
| Asthma | 214 (39.5) | 1.4 (0.25) | 33 (9.7) | 1.1 (0.33) |
| Other disorders of nervous system | 197 (26.1) | 1.3 (0.17) | --- | --- |
Ordered by descending frequency on readmission. Weighted values unless otherwise specified. SD = standard deviation, SE = standard error.