Changes in primary noncardiac diagnoses over time among elderly cardiac intensive care unit patients in the United States
Background—Early reports suggest the number of cardiac intensive care unit (CICU)
patients with primary noncardiac diagnoses is rising in the United States, but no national
data currently exist. We examined changes in primary noncardiac diagnoses among elderly
patients admitted to a CICU during the past decade. Methods and Results—Using 2003 to
2013 Medicare data, we grouped elderly patients admitted to CICUs into 2 categories based
on principal diagnosis at discharge:(1) primary noncardiac diagnoses and (2) primary …
patients with primary noncardiac diagnoses is rising in the United States, but no national
data currently exist. We examined changes in primary noncardiac diagnoses among elderly
patients admitted to a CICU during the past decade. Methods and Results—Using 2003 to
2013 Medicare data, we grouped elderly patients admitted to CICUs into 2 categories based
on principal diagnosis at discharge:(1) primary noncardiac diagnoses and (2) primary …
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