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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2012; 18(11): 1154-1158
Published online Mar 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i11.1154
Table 5 Underlying conditions of gastrointestinal in 1998 and 2006 n (%)
Underlying condition19982006Discharge percentage change (principal diagnosis)19982006Discharge percentage change (all diagnosis)
Upper GI: oesophageal varices, ulcer, perforation and other haemorrhages23 007 (4)35 058 (6)52% and 38% after population adjustment84 382 (8)103 381 (9)23% and 11% after population adjustment
Gastric, duodenal ulcers, gastrojejinal uklcers or perforation156 29 (31)131 225 (24)-16% and -24% after population adjustment215 912 (20)179 032 (16)-17% and -25%after population adjustment
Gastritis or duiodenitis and haemorrhage54 310 (11)44 104 (8)-19% and -27% after population adjustment118 333 (11)90 635 (8)-23% and -31%after population adjustment
Angiodysplasia of stomach and dudodenum with haemorrhage9237 (2)14 679 (3)59% and 43% after population adjustment15 061 (1)23 032 (2)53% and 38% after population adjustment
Haematemesis16 466 (3)21 230 (4)29% and 16% after population adjustment58 955 (6)72 655 (6)23% and 11% after population adjustment
Perforation of the large intestine9117 (2)10 066 (2)10% and -0.3% after population adjustment26 200 (2)33 246 (3)27% and 15% after population adjustment
Haemorrhage of rectum and anus12 084 (2)21 456 (4)78% and 60% after population adjustment52 974 (5)85 592 (7)56% and 41% after population adjustment
Diverticulosis and diverticulitis of the colon and haemorrhage80 007 (16)83 927 (15)5% and -5% after population adjustment101 000 (10)104 516 (9)3% and -7% after population adjustment
Diverticulosis and diverticulitis of the small intestine and haemorrhage15 369 (3)16 259 (3)6% and -5% after population adjustment26 933 (3)27 433 (2)2% and -8% after population adjustment
Unspecified GI bleeding (blood in stool)31 044 (6)38 284 (7)23% and 11% after population adjustment283 440 (27)325 035 (29)15% and 4% after population adjustment
Haemorrhage of GI tract (unspecified)104 991 (21)129 164 (24)23% and 11% after population adjustment283 440 (27)325 035 (29)15% and 4% after population adjustment