Reason for hospital admission | Proportion | Number |
---|---|---|
Pneumonia/respiratory disease | 35.4% | 278 |
Need to monitor cardiac rhythm | 15.6% | 123 |
Communication problem (such as dementia, stroke and aphasia) | 22.3% | 175 |
Pulmonary oedema | 11.3% | 89 |
Myocardial infarction | 6.2% | 49 |
Anaemia* | 5.2% | 41 |
Pathologic blood chemistry other than haemoglobin** | 3.7% | 29 |
Hypotension | 2.1% | 17 |