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Table 4 Top 10 Inpatient Principal Diagnosis Groups, %

From: Healthcare utilization in older patients using personal emergency response systems: an analysis of electronic health records and medical alert data

 

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Overall

% of inpatient admissions

n = 783

n = 924

n = 964

n = 1160

n = 1427

N = 5258

CHF (non-hypertensive)

4.9

4.3

5.5

6.2

6.9

5.7

COPD

3.8

4.5

5.9

5.7

3.4

4.6

Dysrhythmias

5.0

5.2

4.4

3.6

3.7

4.3

Septicemia

1.9

3.0

4.8

4.2

5.4

4.1

Pneumonia

4.0

4.2

4.1

4.1

3.9

4.1

Urinary tract infection

3.6

2.7

3.1

3.6

4.8

3.7

Device complications

3.7

3.5

2.6

2.8

2.9

3.0

Osteoarthritis

4.0

3.7

2.7

2.4

2.8

3.0

Acute cerebrovascular disease

2.8

2.8

2.0

4.7

2.5

3.0

Hip fracture

2.3

3.2

1.3

3.0

3.7

2.8