Table 2 Matching criteria

Age

x

x

x

Sex

x

x

Area of residence

x

Level of nursing care

x

x

x

Hospital admission (Yes/No)

x

x

x

Days spent in hospital

x

Hospital costs without out of pocket spending

x

x

x

Ambulatory costs

x

x

Costs of remedy

x

x

Costs of medical aid

x

x

Drug costs without out of pocket spending

x

x

x

Total costs without out of pocket spending

x

Main diagnosis before AGR

Cox- or gonarthrosis with endoprothesis

x

x

x

status post fracture and injuries

x

x

x

Other arthropaties

x

x

x

Osteoporosis

x

x

x

Spondylopathies and Discopathies, possibly with laminectomy

x

x

x

Pneumonia and other lung inflammations

x

x

x

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

x

Arterial obstructive disease with amputation or other surgery

x

x

Stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases

x

x

Coronary heart diseases with surgery

x

x

Delirium or other organic brain psychosis (1) only with a second main diagnosis; 2) does not apply if this diagnosis is an exclusion criterion)

x

x

x

Secondary Parkinson syndrome

x

x

x

Symptoms, effecting the nervous system and musculoskeletal system

x

x

x

Charlson Comorbidity Index

x

Any Malignancy

x

x

x

Cerebrovascular disease

x

Chronic pulmonary disease

x

Congestive heart failure

x

Metastatic solid tumour

x

x

Dementia

x

x

Hemiplegia or paraplegia

x

Mild liver disease

x

Myocardial infarction

x

Renal disease

x

Peripheral vascular disease

x

Geriatric Multimorbidity

Immobility

x

x

x

Cognitive deficit

x

Chronic pain

x

Depression, Anxiety

x

Incontinence

x

Paraesthesia

x

severe visual/hearing impairment

x

Falls and fractures

Injuries of the head

x

Injuries of the neck

x

Injuries of the thorax

x

Injuries of the abdomen, the lumbosacral region, the lumbar spine and the pelvis

x

Injuries of the shoulder and the upper arm

x

Injuries of the elbow and the under arm

x

Injuries of the wrist and the hand

x

Injuries of the hip and the thigh

x

Injuries of multiple body regions

x

Injuries of unspecific parts of the torso, extremity or other body regions

x

x