Research Article

Sequence Analysis of Long-Term Readmissions among High-Impact Users of Cerebrovascular Patients

Table 2

Five common causes of emergency readmissions per year for cerebrovascular diseases.

Ischaemic stroke
Year 2011 ()Year 2012 ()Year 2013 ()Year 2014 ()

Ischaemic stroke (15.29%)Chest infection (18.54%)Chest infection (20.83%)Chest infection (22.30%)
Chest infection (14.37%)Urine infection and urological conditions (14.53%)Urine infection and urological conditions (16.04%)Urine infection and urological conditions (16.55%)
External injuries (12.25%)External injuries (12.36%)External injuries (12.67%)External injuries (12.57%)
Urine infection and urological conditions (12.04%)Ambulatory conditions (11.32%)Ambulatory conditions (10.43%)Ischaemic stroke (10.59%)
Ambulatory conditions (10.72%)Ischaemic stroke (9.49%)Ischaemic stroke (8.49%)Ambulatory conditions (7.85%)

Intracranial haemorrhage
Year 2011 ()Year 2012 ()Year 2013 ()Year 2014 ()

External injuries (16.61%)Chest infection (21.32%)Chest infection (23.03%)Chest infection (25.91%)
Urine infection and urological conditions (12.86%)External injuries (16.06%)External injuries (15.07%)Urine infection and urological conditions (15.55%)
Chest infection (11.88%)Urine infection and urological conditions (12.78%)Urine infection and urological conditions (14.10%)External injuries (13.19%)
Dementia (10.09%)Ambulatory conditions (7.75%)Ambulatory conditions (7.82%)Ambulatory conditions (8.31%)
Ambulatory conditions (7.50%)Epilepsy/seizure (6.17%)Epilepsy/seizure (5.72%)Epilepsy/seizure (4.19%)

TIA
Year 2011 ()Year 2012 ()Year 2013 ()Year 2014 ()

Chest infection (14.46%)Chest infection (18.82%)Chest infection (19.33%)Chest infection (21.16%)
External injuries (14.02%)Urine infection and urological conditions (13.91%)Urine infection and urological conditions (14.40%)Urine infection and urological conditions (14.67%)
Ischaemic stroke (13.51%)External injuries (12.89%)External injuries (13.85%)External injuries (13.33%)
Urine infection and urological conditions (12.29%)Ambulatory conditions (11.29%)Ambulatory conditions (12.10%)Ambulatory conditions (11.56%)
Ambulatory conditions (11.92%)Ischaemic stroke (9.64%)Ischaemic stroke (8.88%)Ischaemic stroke (8.00%)