{"id":1235,"date":"2015-04-22T15:21:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T15:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/hinsdale\/?p=458"},"modified":"2018-07-20T13:56:34","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T13:56:34","slug":"seniors-account-for-9-out-of-the-10-most-frequent-fastest-growing-conditions-in-u-s-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/20\/illinois\/hinsdale\/blog\/seniors-account-for-9-out-of-the-10-most-frequent-fastest-growing-conditions-in-u-s-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"Seniors Account for 9 out of the 10 Most Frequent, Fastest Growing Conditions in U.S. Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which has analysed data from the Hospital Cost and Utilization project , senior health conditions accounted for 9 out of the 10 most frequent, fastest growing conditions\u00a0\u00a0leading to\u00a0\u00a0hospitalization in 2011.\u00a0\u00a0While seniors may not account for most of the conditions listed, they are common among this age group.<\/p>\n

.According to AHRQ’s\u00a0Statistical Brief #162<\/a>, the most frequent diagnoses in 2011 were:<\/p>\n

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  1. Liveborn (newborn infant) \u2014123 stays per 10,000 population<\/li>\n
  2. Pneumonia \u2014 36 stays per 10,000 population<\/li>\n
  3. Septicemia \u2014 35 stays per 10,000 population<\/li>\n
  4. Congestive heart failure (nonhypertensive) \u2014 31 stays per 10,000 population<\/li>\n
  5. Osteoarthritis<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 31 stays per 10,000 population<\/li>\n
  6. Mood disorders \u2014 29 stays per 10,000 population.<\/li>\n
  7. Cardiac dysrhythmias \u2014 26 stays per 10,000 population<\/li>\n
  8. Chronic obstructive pulmonary<\/a>disease and bronchiectasis \u2014 23 stays per 10,000 population<\/li>\n
  9. Complication of device, implant, or graft \u2014 22 stays per 10,000 population<\/li>\n
  10. Spondylosis<\/a>, intervertebral disc disorders and other back problems \u2014 21 per 10,000 population.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Particularly alarming is the increase in some condition between1997 and 2011.<\/p>\n

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    1. Acute and unspecified renal failure \u2014 346 percent increase (from 4 to 16 stays per 10,000 population)<\/li>\n
    2. Septicemia \u2014 132 percent increase (from 15 to 35 stays per 10,000 population)<\/li>\n
    3. Pulmonary Heart Disease \u2014 118 percent increase (from 3 to 6 stays per 10,000 population<\/li>\n
    4. Osteoarthritis \u2014 102 percent increase (from 15 to 31 stays per 10,000 population)<\/li>\n
    5. Anemia \u2014 100 percent increase (from 4 to 7 stays per 10,000 population)<\/li>\n
    6. Respiratory failure, insufficiency or arrest \u2014 78 percent increase (from 7 to 13 stays per 10,000 population)<\/li>\n
    7. Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections \u2014 73 percent increase (from 12 to 21 stays per 10,000 population)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      For comparison, the average percentage change for all principle diagnoses between 1997 and 2011 was a 3 percent decrease.<\/p>\n

      By Richard Ueberfluss, Physical Therapist <\/strong><\/p>\n

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