From: Forty percent of hospitalizations after severe sepsis are potentially preventable
Rank | Diagnosis category | Proportion of all 90-day admissions (%) | Survivors with 90-day admission (%) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Congestive heart failure, nonhypertensive | 10.4 | 5.7* |
2 | Septicemia | 9.5* | 6.5* |
3 | Pneumonia | 5.4 | 3.5* |
4 | Rehabilitation care | 5.1 | 3.2 |
5 | Acute and unspecified renal failure | 4.6* | 3.2* |
6 | Respiratory failure | 4.1* | 2.5* |
7 | Complication of device, implant, or graft | 3.5* | 2.3* |
8 | COPD and bronchiectasis | 3.1 | 1.8 |
9 | Urinary tract infection | 3.1 | 1.8* |
10 | Aspiration pneumonitis | 2.8* | 1.8* |