ACSC Conditions

Comparisons

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Across included studies, the review identified 1,137 unique codes corresponding to 347 unique ACSC conditions. — Identifying ambulatory care sensitive conditions: a systematic review of studies defining sets of diseases with avoidable hospitalisations in European countries
• Each list identified an average of 94.8 codes and 28.9 conditions. — Identifying ambulatory care sensitive conditions: a systematic review of studies defining sets of diseases with avoidable hospitalisations in European countries
• The most commonly identified ACSC included infection-related, cardiovascular, and chronic respiratory conditions. — Identifying ambulatory care sensitive conditions: a systematic review of studies defining sets of diseases with avoidable hospitalisations in European countries
• Conditions appearing in at least nine lists included diabetes mellitus, hypertensive diseases, heart disease, chronic lower respiratory diseases, influenza and pneumonia, skin infections, and other bacterial diseases. — Identifying ambulatory care sensitive conditions: a systematic review of studies defining sets of diseases with avoidable hospitalisations in European countries