Table 3

Broad indications for hospitalization


N (%)

Surgery
12 (23)
Chest pain/heart disease
11 (21)
Infection
9 (17)
Nausea/vomiting Central nervous system disorder
7 (13) 5 (9)
Other*
13 (25)

* Other – lung disease (4), nephrolithiasis (3), abnormal liver tests (3), anemia (1), gout (1), dehydration (1)

Some patients had more than one hospitalization.

Wilcox et al. BMC Gastroenterology 2008 8:18   doi:10.1186/1471-230X-8-18