More than 50% of all hospital patie...

More than 50% of all hospital patients have comorbidities, according to a Nov 17 2000 novels release from the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Comorbidities are coexisting diseases that are not the main reason for hospitalizing a patient further that can complicate a patient's treatment and lengthen hospital stays.

According to the release, sum of two units or more comorbidities can be establish in one-third of hospital patients. One-fifth of patients have high offspring pressure in addition to their principal diagnosis. High progeny pressure can complicate treatment of the principle diagnosis by the agency of for example, increasing the risk of blow or heart attack.

Approximately 14% of patients put up with from fluid and electrolyte disorders (eg abnormalities in potassium or sodium levels) similar disorders may indicate the patient is extremely dehydrated and may increase the risk of a complicating heart arrhythmia or unstable relations pressure.

Emphysema or chronic bronchitis affects approximately 11% of hospital patients. These diseases can increase the risk of complicating pneumonia. Approximately 10% meet with from diabetes mellitus, and 7% go through from irregular heartbeat.

Half of All Hospital Patients Have Coexisting Diseases (new release, Rockville, Md: US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Nov 17 2000) 1 Available from http://wwwnewsdeskcom/ Accessed 20 Nov 2000

COPYRIGHT 2001 Association of Operating range Nurses, Inc.

COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group