TABLE 1.

Distribution of patients in the most common DRG groups

DRG	No. of patients in:
	Control group	Study group
Cerebral vascular accident	3	9
Major large- and small-bowel procedure	7	10
Heart failure and shock	4	8
Kidney and urinary tract infection, >17 years of age, with complications	11	9
Rehabilitation	16	9
Respiratory infection and inflammation, >17 years of age	11	11
Septicemia	7	7
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy	11	9