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Table 5 Diagnoses and destination following discharge from emergency department

From: Overuse of plain abdominal radiography in emergency departments: a retrospective cohort study

 

Total

Non-specific abdominal pain

540 (27.0%)

Constipation

326 (16.3%)

Ileus

111 (5.6%)

Gastroenteritis

97 (4.9%)

Gastritis/ulcer

55 (2.7%)

Diverticulitis

26 (1.3%)

Abdominal foreign body

32 (1.6%)

Gastrointestinal bleeding

28 (1.4%)

Hepatic/biliary disorder

29 (1.5%)

Other abdominal disorder

49 (2.5%)

Urinary lithiasis

179 (9.0%)

Urinary infection

55 (2.8%)

Urological disorder

40 (2.0%)

Confusional state

45 (2.3%)

Respiratory disorder

94 (4.7%)

Rheumatological disorders

26 (1.3%)

Other extra-abdominal disorders

265 (13.3%)

Destinations

 - Home

747 (37.4%)

 - Hospitalisation, surgery department

331 (16.6%)

 - Hospitalisation, other department

919 (46.0%)