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Top 10 most common non-dermatological reasons for admission for patients with both dermatological and non-dermatological reasons recorded |
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| Reason |
Associated non-dermatological reason for admission |
n (%) |
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| 1 |
Septic shock/septicaemia |
573 (23.8) |
| 2 |
Acute renal failure |
168 (7.0) |
| 3 |
Pneumonia |
95 (4.0) |
| 4 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
36 (1.5) |
| 5 |
Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema |
31 (1.3) |
| 6 |
Diabetes mellitus |
27 (1.1) |
| 7 |
Supra-ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation or flutter |
26 (1.1) |
| 8(=) |
Hypovolaemic shock |
25 (1.1) |
| 8(=) |
Morbid obesity |
25 (1.1) |
| 10 |
Chronic renal failure |
22 (0.9) |
George et al. Critical Care 2008 12(Suppl 1):S1 doi:10.1186/cc6141 |
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