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Table 2 Patient diagnoses at baseline hospital admission (n = 19)

From: An intervention to improve care and reduce costs for high-risk patients with frequent hospital admissions: a pilot study

Primary diagnosis

Number of patients

Chest pain

4

Alcohol Withdrawal

3

Cellulitis

2

Detoxification Services

2

Pneumonia/Bronchitis

2

Seizure*

2

Alcoholic Ketoacidosis

1

Asthma Exacerbation

1

Trauma (Fall)

1

Urinary Tract Infection

1

  1. * Both patients admitted with seizure also had gastrointestinal bleeds at same admission
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