Top ten otorhinolaryngological, head and neck disorders related to hospitalisation | Emergency department visits n | Admissions n | S.H.I** (range: 0–1) |
---|---|---|---|
Dizziness (all types)* | 458 | 53 | 0.12 |
Facial nerve paralysis | 64 | 47 | 0.73 |
Peritonsillar abscess/phlegmon | 46 | 44 | 0.96 |
Acute tonsillitis | 830 | 31 | 0.03 |
Oedema of the larynx | 29 | 29 | 1.00 |
Sudden hearing loss | 24 | 23 | 0.96 |
Acute sinusitis | 371 | 16 | 0.04 |
Nasal epistaxis | 229 | 12 | 0.05 |
Various hypersensitivity reactions | 49 | 12 | 0.24 |
Indolent lymph node enlargement | 39 | 8 | 0.21 |