Table 1 Ten most frequent ICD-10 top level diagnoses categorized by medical problem. Presented as patient category (number of separate top-level diagnoses) or n (%)
Diagnoses | N | % | Diagnoses | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiac arrest (238 diagnosis blocks in total) | Trauma (368) | ||||
Cardiac arrest | 1904 | 44.1 | Intracranial injury | 2455 | 24.6 |
Myocardial infarction | 583 | 13.5 | Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine | 655 | 6.6 |
Ill-defined and unknown cause of mortality | 324 | 7.5 | Fracture of skull and facial bones | 480 | 4.8 |
Other cardiac arrhythmias | 172 | 4.0 | Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis | 461 | 4.6 |
Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage | 98 | 2.3 | Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs | 380 | 3.8 |
Chronic ischemic heart disease | 95 | 2.2 | Open wound of head | 375 | 3.8 |
Other disorders of brain | 53 | 1.2 | Fracture of lower leg, including ankle | 284 | 2.8 |
Pulmonary embolism | 46 | 1.1 | Fracture of femur | 270 | 2.7 |
Heart failure | 39 | 0.9 | Fracture of neck | 247 | 2.5 |
Pneumonia, unspecified organism | 37 | 0.9 | Injury of intra-abdominal organs | 224 | 2.2 |
Other diagnoses | 963 | 22.3 | Other diagnoses | 4144 | 41.5 |
Breathing difficulties (273) | Chest pain (123) | ||||
Heart failure | 403 | 14.5 | Myocardial infarction | 749 | 42.2 |
Pneumonia, organism unspecified | 347 | 12.5 | Pain in throat and chest | 243 | 13.7 |
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 212 | 7.6 | Angina pectoris | 173 | 9.7 |
Abnormalities of breathing | 156 | 5.6 | Chronic ischemic heart disease | 93 | 5.2 |
Acute myocardial infarction | 133 | 4.8 | Atrial fibrillation and flutter | 75 | 4.2 |
Other respiratory disorders | 92 | 3.3 | Paroxysmal tachycardia | 46 | 2.6 |
Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified | 75 | 2.7 | Heart failure | 40 | 2.3 |
Adverse effects, not elsewhere classified | 65 | 2.3 | Syncope and collapse | 23 | 1.3 |
Asthma | 56 | 2.0 | Dissection of aorta | 20 | 1.1 |
Foreign body in respiratory tract | 54 | 1.9 | Abdominal and pelvic pain | 18 | 1.0 |
Other diagnoses | 1188 | 42.7 | Other diagnoses | 295 | 16.6 |
Stroke (191) | Other neurological (332) | ||||
Cerebral infarction | 724 | 22.0 | Convulsions, not elsewhere classified | 994 | 17.9 |
Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage | 538 | 16.3 | Epilepsy and recurrent seizures | 994 | 17.9 |
Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage | 492 | 14.9 | Status epilepticus | 363 | 6.5 |
Epilepsy and recurrent seizures | 153 | 4.6 | Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage | 289 | 5.2 |
Intracranial injury | 143 | 4.3 | Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol | 245 | 4.4 |
Convulsions, not elsewhere classified | 142 | 4.3 | Personality disorder | 237 | 4.3 |
Transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes | 109 | 3.3 | Syncope and collapse | 210 | 3.8 |
Somnolence, stupor and coma | 77 | 2.3 | Cerebral infarction | 204 | 3.7 |
Syncope and collapse | 71 | 2.2 | Somnolence, stupor and coma | 181 | 3.3 |
Status epilepticus | 53 | 1.6 | Intracranial injury | 175 | 3.2 |
Other diagnoses | 796 | 31.8 | Other diagnoses | 1663 | 29.9 |
Psychiatric including intoxication (220) | Gynecologic or obstetric (73) | ||||
Poisoning or adverse effect of medicament | 1348 | 37.8 | Full-term uncomplicated delivery | 368 | 47.4 |
Mental and behav. disorders due to alcohol | 556 | 15.6 | Maternal postpartum care and examination | 46 | 5.9 |
Depression | 137 | 3.8 | Supervision of normal pregnancy | 45 | 5.8 |
Poisoning due to narcotics or hallucinogens | 122 | 3.4 | False labor | 43 | 5.5 |
Toxic effect of alcohol | 99 | 2.8 | Single delivery by caesarean section | 34 | 4.4 |
Somnolence, stupor and coma | 81 | 2.3 | Abdominal and pelvic pain | 22 | 2.8 |
Recurrent major depression | 53 | 1.5 | Obstetrical hemorrhage | 17 | 2.2 |
Opioid related disorders | 49 | 1.4 | Single delivery by forceps and vacuum extractor | 14 | 1.8 |
Other psychoactive substance related disorders | 49 | 1.4 | Placenta previa | 14 | 1.8 |
Convulsions, not elsewhere classified | 46 | 1.3 | Premature rupture of membranes | 13 | 1.7 |
Other diagnoses | 1030 | 28.9 | Other diagnoses | 160 | 20.6 |
Infection (146) | Oher (403) | ||||
Other sepsis | 84 | 14.6 | Syncope and collapse | 205 | 5.3 |
Pneumonia, unspecified organism | 71 | 12.3 | Paroxysmal tachycardia | 162 | 4.2 |
Convulsions, not elsewhere classified | 50 | 8.7 | Dissection of aorta | 131 | 3.4 |
Bacterial infection of unspecified site | 35 | 6.1 | Hypothermia | 127 | 3.3 |
Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified | 15 | 2.6 | Other diseases of digestive system | 124 | 3.2 |
Infectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified | 14 | 2.4 | Poisoning or adverse effect of medicament | 122 | 3.2 |
Erysipelas | 11 | 1.9 | Mental and behav. disorders due to alcohol | 118 | 3.1 |
Streptococcal sepsis | 10 | 1.7 | Adverse effects, not elsewhere classified | 115 | 3.0 |
Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis | 9 | 1.6 | Atrial fibrillation and flutter | 92 | 2.4 |
Abdominal and pelvic pain | 9 | 1.6 | Abdominal and pelvic pain | 90 | 2.3 |
Other diagnoses | 268 | 46.5 | Other diagnoses | 2577 | 66.7 |