Research Article
Common Sequences of Emergency Readmissions among High-Impact Users following AAA Repair
Table 3
Common causes and their sequences of readmissions among Group 1 and Group 3.
| | Group 2 (chronic high-impact) | Group 3 (short-term high-impact) | | Common causes ( (%)) | Common sequences | (%) | Common causes ( (%)) | Common sequences | (%) |
| | RTI (34 (8.6)) | COPD > RTI | 22 (5.6) | RTI (27 (9.2)) | COPD > RTI | 17 (5.8) | | COPD (26 (6.6)) | RTI > COPD | 21 (5.3) | COPD (22 (7.5)) | UTI > RTI | 14 (4.7) | | External injuries (21 (5.3)) | COPD > RTI > RTI > COPD | 16 (4.1) | Aortic graft complications (18 (6.1)) | COPD > COPD > RTI | 10 (3.4) | | Fractures (18 (4.5)) | RTI > COPD > COPD > RTI | 11 (2.8) | Hypotension (14 (4.7)) | RTI > COPD | 10 (3.4) | | Aortic graft complications (18 (4.6)) | COPD > COPD > RTI | 10 (2.5) | Gastrointestinal haemorrhage (13 (4.4)) | RTI > UTI | 9 (3.1) | | Hypotension (18 (4.5)) | RTI > COPD > RTI > COPD | 10 (2.5) | IHD (11 (3.7)) | Dementia > RTI | 8 (2.7) | | UTI (18 (4.5)) | RTI > UTI | 10 (2.5) | rAAA (9 (3.1)) | RTI > COPD > COPD > RTI | 6 (2.0) |
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RTI, respiratory tract infection; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; UTI, urinary tract infection; rAAA, ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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