Table 4.
Description of the Cause of Hospitalization According to Type of Membrane
| Hospitalization Causes | Full Sample |
MCO Membrane |
HF Membrane |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Bacteremia, septicemia, or infections | 111 | 7.0 | 46 | 6.3 | 65 | 7.6 |
| Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease | 473 | 29.9 | 207 | 28.5 | 266 | 31.1 |
| Genitourinary diseases | 80 | 5.1 | 33 | 4.5 | 47 | 5.5 |
| Central nervous system diseases | 22 | 1.4 | 10 | 1.4 | 12 | 1.4 |
| Musculoskeletal diseases | 36 | 2.3 | 15 | 2.1 | 21 | 2.5 |
| Respiratory system diseases | 161 | 10.2 | 80 | 11.0 | 81 | 9.5 |
| Hematopoietic diseases | 53 | 3.4 | 14 | 1.9 | 39 | 4.6 |
| Endocrine and metabolic diseases | 97 | 6.1 | 47 | 6.5 | 50 | 5.9 |
| Digestive system diseases | 180 | 11.4 | 97 | 13.3 | 83 | 9.7 |
| Others | 192 | 12.1 | 97 | 13.3 | 95 | 11.1 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | 60 | 3.8 | 23 | 3.2 | 37 | 4.3 |
| Mental disorders | 11 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Traumatic lesions | 66 | 4.2 | 35 | 4.8 | 31 | 3.6 |
| Tumor or neoplasia | 32 | 2.0 | 16 | 2.2 | 16 | 1.9 |
| Unknown | 7 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Total | 1,581 | 100 | 727 | 100 | 854 | 100 |
Abbreviations: HF, high-flux; MCO, medium cutoff.