Table 4.

Top 10 Discharge Diagnoses on the Teaching Service by Time Period

1-Year Prior PeriodaResident Triage Study Periodb
1. Sepsis, unspecified organism1. Sepsis, unspecified organism
2. Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease with heart failure and stage 1 through 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease2. Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease with heart failure and stage 1 through 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease
3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation
4. Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure4. Acute kidney failure, unspecified
5. Acute kidney failure, unspecified5. Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure
6. Urinary tract infection, site not specified6. Pneumonia, unspecified organism
7. Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction7. Other acute pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
8. Pneumonia, unspecified organism8. Type 1 diabetes with ketoacidosis without coma
9. Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food and vomit9. Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
10. Acute and chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia10. Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease with heart failure and with stage 5 chronic kidney disease, or end stage renal disease
  • aThe 1-year prior period is August 1 to December 31, 2017.

  • bThe resident triage study period is August 1 to December 31, 2018.