Table 1

Emergency admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in 2011

ConditionsFreq.%
Acute ACSC
 Cellulitis63 0446.9
 Dehydration10 6151.2
 Dental conditions10 4851.1
 ENT84 2199.2
 Gangrene13460.1
 Gastroentereritis73 4038.0
 Nutritional deficiencies205<0.1
 Pelvic inflammatory disease48050.5
 Perforated ulcer49800.5
 UTI/pyelonephritis155 94817.0
 Subtotal409 05044.5
Chronic ACSC
 Angina61 6256.7
 Asthma54 6136.0
 COPD114 45412.5
 Congestive heart failure56 4486.2
 Convulsion/epilepsy77 7838.5
 Diabetes complications23 1422.5
 Hypertension66480.7
 Iron-deficiency anaemia12 0751.3
 Subtotal406 78844.4
Vaccine-preventable diseases
 Influenza11630.1
 Pneumonia96 52510.5
 TB16180.2
 Other vaccine preventable12310.1
 Subtotal100 53710.9
 Total916 375100
  • ACSC, ambulatory care sensitive conditions; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ENT, ear, nose, and throat; TB, tuberculosis; UTI, urinary tract infection.