Table 1 Most common diagnoses at ACST 2010
Diagnoses | No. (%) of admissions | Total No. of main operations including reoperations | Total No.of endoscopies | Percentage of patients in need of surgical or endoscopic procedures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Benign biliary disease | 282 (12.0) | 152 | 105 | 76.2 |
Trauma | 254 (10.8) | 29 | 0 | 11.4 |
Appendicitis | 214 (9.1) | 199 | 0 | 92.5 |
Abdominal pain | 197 (8.3) | 9 | 26 | 16.2 |
Colonic diverticulitis | 166 (7.0) | 19 | 70 | 39.2 |
Malignant or possibly malignant tumours | 162 (6.8) | 61 | 106 | 75.3 |
Acid related disease (oesophagitis, bleeding ulcer or perforation) | 147 (6.2) | 26 | 171 | 93.2 |
Small bowel obstruction | 137 (5.8) | 44 | 8 | 31.4 |
Postoperative complications (as cause of readmission) | 104 (4.4) | 29 | 35 | 59.6 |
Pancreatitis | 97 (4.1) | 18 | 24 | 39.2 |
Proctological disease | 72 (3.0) | 65 | 13 | 97.2 |
Abdominal hernia | 57 (2.4) | 44 | 0 | 78.9 |
Inflammatory bowel disease | 36 (1.6) | 12 | 10 | 63.8 |
Miscellaneous | 361 (15.3) | 105 | 139 | 47.6 |
Missing diagnoses | 76 (3.2) | 23 | 17 | 43.4 |
Total | 2362 | 835 | 724 | 50.7 |