Primary diagnosis of readmissions within 3 months (for first readmission only)
Total readmissions | 397 (100.0) |
Interstitial lung disease | 202 (50.9) |
Pneumonia/lower respiratory tract infection | 38 (9.6) |
Pneumothorax | 19 (4.8) |
Specified post-procedural issue | 15 (3.8) |
Haemorrhage complicating a procedure | 2 (0.5) |
Infection following a procedure | 5 (1.3) |
Other complication of procedure | 8 (2.0) |
Cardiac problem (e.g. myocardial infarction) | 16 (4.0) |
Other respiratory symptoms (e.g. “cough”) | 10 (2.5) |
Chest pain – not otherwise classified | 8 (2.0) |
Other infection (e.g. urinary tract infections) | 7 (1.8) |
Pulmonary embolism | 5 (1.3) |
Pyothorax | 2 (0.5) |
Pleural effusion/haemothorax | 4 (1.0) |
Respiratory failure – other | 3 (0.8) |
Other respiratory – likely unrelated (e.g. COPD) | 8 (2.0) |
Other – unrelated | 60 (15.1) |
Data are presented as n (%). COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.