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Table 2Top five principal conditions for emergency department visits resulting in discharge, by age group, 2011
| Principal conditiona | Number and rankb of ED visits resulting in discharge, by age group | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1 year | 1–17 years | 18–44 years | 45–64 years | 65–84 years | 85+ years | |||||||
| n | Rank | n | Rank | n | Rank | n | Rank | n | Rank | n | Rank | |
| Total ED visits resulting in dischargec | 3,021,782 | 22,819,322 | 47,788,338 | 23,953,917 | 11,220,150 | 2,915,116 | ||||||
| Fever of unknown origin | 269,900 | 1 | 842,400 | 5 | ||||||||
| Otitis media and related conditions | 266,200 | 2 | 1,266,500 | 2 | ||||||||
| Acute bronchitis | 181,000 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Viral infections | 145,600 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Nausea and vomiting | 121,300 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Superficial injury, contusion | 1,575,900 | 1 | 2,178,700 | 3 | 1,066,500 | 5 | 565,800 | 2 | 213,400 | 1 | ||
| Open wounds of head, neck, and trunk | 1,142,600 | 3 | 96,200 | 4 | ||||||||
| Sprains and strains | 1,061,100 | 4 | 3,181,700 | 1 | 1,350,800 | 2 | ||||||
| Abdominal pain | 2,958,300 | 2 | 1,197,600 | 4 | 425,200 | 3 | ||||||
| Spondylosis, intervertebral disc disorders, other back problems | 1,827,600 | 4 | 1,200,600 | 3 | 368,000 | 4 | ||||||
| Headache, including migraine | 1,770,000 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Nonspecific chest pain | 1,525,200 | 1 | 643,000 | 1 | 117,200 | 3 | ||||||
| Urinary tract infections | 359,900 | 5 | 127,100 | 2 | ||||||||
| Open wounds of extremities | 82,800 | 5 | ||||||||||
- a
Principal conditions are based on the first-listed diagnosis on the ED visit record and are classified using AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCS). General CCS “other” conditions are not reported in the table and include the following conditions by age group: other upper respiratory infections (<1 year: 540,700 ED visits; 1–17 years: 2,550,600 ED visits; 18–44: 1,926,500 ED visits); other perinatal conditions (<1 year: 151,400 ED visits); other injuries and conditions due to external causes (1–17 years: 1,075,500 ED visits; 85+ years: 126,200 ED visits). “Other” CCS categories include miscellaneous, otherwise unclassifiable diagnoses that may be difficult to interpret as a group.
- b
Rank of the principal condition by number of ED visits within each age group
- c
“ED visits resulting in discharge” include patients who were stabilized in the ED and then discharged home, transferred to another hospital, or any other disposition.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NIS). 2011.
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