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Table 3 Ten most common reasons for emergency department visit and hospital admission for all procedures combined: 2014–2018

From: Pain and haemorrhage are the most common reasons for emergency department use and hospital admission in adults following ambulatory surgery: results of a population-based cohort study

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