TABLE 1.
Etiologies of 30-Day Readmissions in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
| Etiology | % |
|---|---|
| Infectious complications | 24.8 |
| Septicemia | 15.4 |
| Urinary tract infections | 4.1 |
| Pneumonia (except that caused by tuberculosis) | 2.0 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections | 1.8 |
| Intestinal infection | 1.1 |
| Influenza | 0.4 |
| Neurologic complications | 14.5 |
| Multiple sclerosis | 9.0 |
| Other specified nervous system disorders | 1.9 |
| Epilepsy, convulsions | 1.4 |
| Cerebral infarction | 1.0 |
| Nervous system signs and symptoms | 0.5 |
| Headache, including migraine | 0.4 |
| Neurocognitive disorders | 0.4 |
| Neurologic complications | 14.5 |
| Respiratory failure, insufficiency, arrest | 2.2 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis | 1.9 |
| Aspiration pneumonitis | 1.7 |
| Acute pulmonary embolism | 1.1 |
| Device complications | 6.7 |
| Complication of a genitourinary device | 5.7 |
| Complication of a cardiovascular device | 0.5 |
| Complication of an internal orthopedic device | 0.5 |
| Cardiac complications | 5.3 |
| Heart failure | 2.1 |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 0.8 |
| Cardiac dysrhythmias | 0.8 |
| Nonspecific chest pain | 0.6 |
| Coronary atherosclerosis and other heart disease | 0.5 |
| Hypertension with complications and secondary hypertension | 0.5 |
| Gastrointestinal complications | 4.9 |
| Intestinal obstruction and ileus | 1.5 |
| Gastrointestinal hemorrhage | 1.1 |
| Postprocedural or postoperative digestive system complication | 1.0 |
| Noninfectious gastroenteritis | 0.4 |
| Biliary tract disease | 0.4 |
| Pancreatic disorders (excluding diabetes) | 0.6 |
| Psychiatric complications | 3.4 |
| Depressive disorders | 1.3 |
| Bipolar and related disorders | 1.1 |
| Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders | 0.7 |
| Alcohol-related disorders | 0.3 |
| Renal complications | 3.2 |
| Acute and unspecified renal failure | 2.1 |
| Fluid and electrolyte disorders | 1.1 |
| Other complications | 30.4 |