Fact Based List:
Top 10 Emergency Department Diagnosis Discharges
Submitted by Kevin Gemulla on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 12:19
- Sprains and strains (6,375,245)
- Superficial injury, contusion (6,107,869)
- Other upper respiratory infections (5,285,382)
- Abdominal pain (4,381,653)
- Open wounds of extremities (3,697,836)
- Spondylosis, intervertebral disc disorder, other back problems (3,236,278)
- Nonspecific chest pain (3,018,660)
- Headache, including migraine (2,825,233)
- Open wounds of head, neck, and trunk (2,692,292)
- Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections (2,610,735)
Source: HCUPnet. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), 2006. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Rockville, MD
Source URL: http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov
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