Table 1 Classification and definition of admission type
From: Clinical factors contributing to high cost hospitalizations in a Canadian tertiary care centre
Admission type | Definition |
|---|---|
Complex medical | Patient admitted for one or more medical issues, not requiring surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation |
Emergent surgery | Patient admitted for and received emergency unscheduled surgical intervention, not related to a trauma |
Elective surgery | Patient admitted for previously scheduled correction of a medical problem |
Trauma | Patient admitted for management of a traumatic injury (including falls from standing height) |
Cancer with chemotherapy/radiation | Patient admitted for treatment of a cancer with chemotherapy or radiation |
Social | Patient admitted for purely disposition issues |
Maternal | Patient admitted for management of a peri-partum/pregnancy related issue |