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Table 2 Patient samples per surgical specialty

From: Explaining the amount of care needed by hospitalised surgical patients: a prospective time and motion study

Specialty

Top 12 admission diagnoses

Estimated diagnosis incidence

Planned patient inclusion

Realised patient inclusion

URO

Diseases of the genitourinary system

406 (50.1%)

23

(47.8%) 11

SHORT

Diseases of the digestive system

113 (14%)

7

(57.1%) 4

 

Neoplasms

301 (37.2%)

17

(82.4%) 14

 

Additional inclusions

4

 

Total

810 (100%)

47 (100%)

(71.7%) 33 (19%)

VASC

Diseases of the circulatory system

208 (55.8%)

12

(66.7%) 8

PLAST

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

24 (6.4%)

1

(100%) 1

 

Diseases of the genitourinary system

28 (7.5%)

2

(100%) 2

 

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

54 (14.5%)

3

(66.7%) 2

 

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

59 (15.8)

4

(75%) 3

 

Additional inclusions

7

 

Total

373 (100%)

22 (100%)

(100%) 23 (13.2%)

ABDO

Neoplasms

204 (63%)

12

(125%) 15

 

Diseases of the digestive system

106 (32.7%)

6

(133.3%) 8

 

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

14 (4.3%)

1

(200%) 2

 

Additional inclusions

2

 

Total

324 (100%)

19 (100%)

(142.1%) 27 (15.5%)

ABDO

Neoplasms

153 (58.8%)

10

(160%) 16

ORAL

Diseases of the digestive system

83 (32%)

5

(300%) 15

 

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

24 (9.2%)

1

(300%) 3

 

Additional inclusions

4

 

Total

260 (100%)

16 (100%)

(237.5%)38 (21.8%)

TRAUMA

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

311 (88.1%)

18

(66.7%) 12

 

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

42 (11.9%)

2

(150%) 3

 

Additional inclusions

9

 

Total

353 (100%)

20 (100%)

(120%) 24 (13.8%)

ORTHO

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

124 (27.2%)

7

(57%) 4

 

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

286 (62.7%)

16

(113%) 18

 

Neoplasms

46 (10.1%)

3

(133.3%) 4

 

Additional inclusions

3

 

Total

456 (100%)

26 (100%)

(111.5%) 29 (16.7%)

 

Overall total

 

150 (100%)

(116%) 174 (100%)