Main disease (based on ICD-10) Number of potentially preventable drug-related revisits (%) Number of potentially preventable drug-related revisits (%) Number of potentially preventable drug-related revisits (%)
Readmissions ED visits Total
Heart failure 20 (29) 4 (24) 24 (28)
COPD 10 (15) 3 (18) 13 (15)
Atrial fibrillation 7 (10) 7 (8)
Gastrointestinal bleeding or ulcer 6 (9) 1 (6) 7 (8)
Ischaemic heart disease 4 (6) 2 (12) 6 (7)
CVA or TIA 5 (7) 5 (6)
Respiratory infections 4 (6) 1 (6) 5 (6)
Diabetes mellitus type 2 3 (4) 3 (4)
Depression 2 (3) 1 (6) 3 (4)
Epilepsy 2 (3) 2 (2)
Other (< 2 cases per disease) 5 (7) 5 (29) 10 (12)
Total 68 17 85