Table 3 Top 10 Reasons for ER Visits by Cohort
From: Healthcare costs and utilization for Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's
| Â | AD | Control | Odds Ratio* |
|---|---|---|---|
|  | Rate per 10,000 (Rank within cohort)†|  | |
Contusion/superficial injury | 679 (1) | 270 (2) | 2.23‡ |
Chest pain | 480 (2) | 353 (1) | 1.16‡ |
Syncope and collapse | 333 (3) | 115 (10) | 2.64‡ |
Open wound except eye and lower arm | 316 (4) | 115 (11) | 2.54‡ |
Cystitis, other urinary tract infections | 306 (5) | 103 (13) | 2.69‡ |
Other general symptoms | 300 (6) | 130 (7) | 2.07‡ |
Other and unspecified pneumonia | 288 (7) | 145 (5) | 1.74‡ |
Abdominal/pelvis symptoms | 279 (8) | 219 (3) | 1.10 |
Stupor/altered consciousness/trans global amnesia/febrile convulsions | 264 (9) | 41 (37) | 5.85‡ |
Disorders of fluid/electrolyte/acid-base balance, e.g., dehydration | 252 (10) | 94 (16) | 2.36‡ |
Heart failure | 192 (14) | 181 (4) | 0.87‡ |
Stomach/intestinal disorders/symptoms, except obstruction, ulcer, and hemorrhage | 223 (12) | 136 (6) | 1.43‡ |
Arthropathy/joint disorders, derangements, joint pain/stiffness, excluding gout | 193 (13) | 122 (8) | 1.49‡ |
Nonspecific backache and other back/neck pain/disorders | 141 (20) | 121 (9) | 1.05 |
Any ER visit | 10,413 | 5,733 | 1.74‡ |