Primary diagnoses in unscheduled medical admissions
Housed (n=6572) | Homeless (n=459) | |
1 | Acute exacerbation of COPD/asthma 397 (6.0%) | Pneumonia/bronchitis 54 (11.8%) |
2 | Pneumonia/bronchitis 393 (6.0%) | Seizures 39 (8.5%) |
3 | Syncope and collapse 268 (4.1%) | Syncope and collapse 26 (5.7%) |
4 | UTI/pyelonephritis 265 (4.0%) | Acute exacerbation of COPD/asthma 24 (5.3%) |
5 | Congestive heart failure 196 (3.0%) | Abscess 23 (5.0%) |
6 | Cellulitis 152 (2.3%) | Cellulitis 22 (4.8%) |
7 | Headache 149 (2.3%) | VTE 16 (3.5%) |
8 | Atrial fibrillation 134 (2.0%) | Haematemesis 15 (3.27%) |
9 | Seizures 133 (2.0%) | Hepatic failure 10 (2.18%) |
10 | Chest pain 115 (1.7%) | Alcohol withdrawal 10 (2.18%) |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; UTI, urinary tract infection; VTE, venous thromboembolism.