Reasons for ED visit (n=14,950) | n | % of visits |
Acute pain | 2711 | 16.8 |
Haemorrhage and haematoma | 2287 | 14.2 |
Retention of urine | 1119 | 6.9 |
Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified | 819 | 5.1 |
Attention to surgical dressings and sutures | 813 | 5.0 |
Constipation | 492 | 3.1 |
Other and unspecified abdominal pain | 463 | 2.9 |
Infection following a procedure | 436 | 2.7 |
Follow-up examination after surgery for other conditions | 347 | 2.2 |
Vomiting | 236 | 1.5 |
Reasons for hospital admission (n=14,236) | n | % of admissions |
Convalescence following surgery | 7086 | 49.2 |
Acute pain | 893 | 6.2 |
Haemorrhage and haematoma | 655 | 4.5 |
Accidental puncture and laceration during a procedure | 267 | 1.9 |
Retention of urine | 265 | 1.8 |
Abnormal findings of blood chemistry | 251 | 1.7 |
Postoperative intestinal obstruction | 224 | 1.6 |
Infection following a procedure | 186 | 1.3 |
Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified | 171 | 1.2 |
Postoperative leak | 160 | 1.1 |