Table 2 Reasons for hospital admission for high-risk patients

Medical Conditions

 Acute heart failure (NYHA Class III or IV)

0 (0.0%)

30 (17.9%)

30 (7.6%)

 Ischemic stroke

1 (0.4%)

19 (11.3%)

20 (5.1%)

 Hemorrhagic stroke

1 (0.4%)

3 (1.8%)

4 (1.0%)

 Other cardiovascular disease

26 (11.5%)

63 (37.5%)

89 (22.5%)

 Hematologic disease

8 (3.5%)

7 (4.2%)

15 (3.8%)

 Acute non-infectious respiratory disease

3 (1.3%)

24 (14.3%)

27 (6.8%)

 Pulmonary infection

13 (5.7%)

74 (44.0%)

87 (22.0%)

 Malignancy (active)

66 (29.1%)

14 (8.3%)

80 (20.3%)

 Infection (non-respiratory)

24 (10.6%)

12 (7.1%)

36 (9.0%)

 Rheumatologic or inflammatory

0 (0.0%)

4 (2.4%)

4 (1.0%)

 Neurologic

0 (0.0%)

8 (4.8%)

8 (2.0%)

 Renal

10 (4.4%)

20 (11.9%)

30 (7.6%)

 Endocrine/Metabolic

35 (15.4%)

43 (25.6%)

78 (19.7%)

 GI/Hepatobiliary

48 (21.1%)

24 (14.3%)

72 (18.2%)

 Other medical condition

23 (10.1%)

4 (2.0%)

27 (6.8%)

Type of 1^st Major Operation

 Hip replacement

0 (0.0%)

N/A

N/A

 Knee replacement

2 (0.9%)

N/A

N/A

 Hip fracture

6 (2.6%)

N/A

N/A

 Curative arthroscopy

1 (0.4%)

N/A

N/A

 Other ortho trauma

23 (10.1%)

N/A

N/A

 Colon/Small bowel

19 (8.4%)

N/A

N/A

 Rectosigmoid

4 (1.8%)

N/A

N/A

 Gastric

8 (3.5%)

N/A

N/A

 Hepatobiliary

33 (14.5%)

N/A

N/A

 Urologic

19 (8.4%)

N/A

N/A

 Vascular

11 (4.8%)

N/A

N/A

 Thoracic

4 (1.8%)

N/A

N/A

 Gynecologic

10 (4.4%)

N/A

N/A

 Other major surgery

78 (34.4%)

N/A

N/A

 Admitted with major trauma but surgery not performed

9 (4.0%)

N/A

N/A