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.