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Table 2 Most common diagnoses groups according the ICD-10 underlying presenting complaints and their mortality across EDs

From: Comparison of Standardized Mortality Ratios in seven Dutch EDs based on presenting complaints

Most common diagnosis groups per presenting complaint

ED B

ED C

ED D

ED E

ED G

N (%)

Mort %

N (%)

Mort %

N (%)

Mort %

N (%)

Mort %

N(%)

Mort %

Extremity Problems

10,816(100)

0.4

3,924(100)

0.1

36,366(100)

0.3

23,297(100)

0.3

7,418(100)

0.6

1. Fracture of wrist/hand

2. Fracture of forearm

3. Fracture lower leg/ankle

4. Fracture shoulder/upper arm

5. Fracture foot and toe

1,402(13.0)

1,273(11.8)

809(7.5)

712(6.6)

581(5.4)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

671(17.1)

508(12.9)

257(6.5)

214(5.5)

371(9.5)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4,824(13.3)

4,555(12.5)

2,758(7.6)

2,462(6.8)

2,293(6.3)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

2,304(9.9)

2,352(10.1)

1,424(6.1)

1,646(7.1)

1,002(4.3)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1,129(15.4)

1,036(14.0)

704(9.5)

709(9.6)

459(6.2)

0.0

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.0

6. Other

5,838(54.0)

0.5

1,872(47.7)

0.0

18,910(52.0)

0.5

13,963(59.9)

0.5

3,188(43.0)

1.2

missing

183(1.7)

 

31(0.8)

 

546(1.5)

 

629(2.7)

 

171(2.3)

 

Feeling unwell

5,728(100)

3.9

2,987(100)

4.1

23,368(100)

4.8

16,337(100)

4.1

4,959(100)

4.2

1. Cerebral infarction

2. Other Urinary Diseases

3. Pneumonia

4. TIA/Cerebrovascular Disease

5. Other Respiratory Diseases

223(3.9)

247(4.3)

180(3.1)

66(1.2)

55(1.0)

5.4

2.8

9.4

0.0

1.8

16(0.5)

152(5.1)

150(5.0)

13(0.4)

31(1.0)

0.0

3.3

6.7

0.0

3.2

3,628(14.0)

927(4.0)

928(4.0)

1,223(5.2)

589(2.5)

4.3

2.6

8.3

0.6

10.7

1,464(9.0)

668(4.1)

559(3.4)

534(3.3)

235(1.4)

3.1

2.7

6.3

0.2

3.8

769(15.5)

120(2.4)

121(2.4)

118(2.4)

34(0.7)

2.8

5.0

4.2

0.9

3.0

6. Other

4,641(81.0)

3.6

2,098(70.2)

3.9

15,218(65.1)

4.6

11,668(71.4)

3.8

3,575(72.1)

4.7

missing

315(5.5)

 

532(17.8)

 

1,215(5.2)

 

1,209(7.4)

 

223(4.5)

 

Abdominal pain

5,353(100)

1.3

2,937(100)

1.1

14,201(100)

1.3

13,836(100)

1.1

3,797(100)

1.3

1. Gallbladder, Biliary Tract and Pancreas Disorders

2. Appendicitis

3. Diverticulitis, Diverticulosis

4. Ileus

5. IBS & Functional Disorders

449(8.4)

562(10.5)

200(3.7)

203(3.8)

188(3.5)

1.1

0.0

0.5

4.4

1.6

359(12.2)

329(11.2)

213(7.3)

151(5.1)

82(2.8)

1.7

0.3

0.0

5.3

1.2

2,005(14.1)

1,323(9.3)

644(4.5)

620(4.4)

464(3.3)

1.6

0.2

0.6

3.7

0.2

1,668(12.1)

1,308(9.5)

689(5.0)

431(3.1)

537(3.9)

0.7

0.1

0.4

4.2

1.5

450(11.9)

439(11.6)

218(5.7)

140(3.7)

82(2.2)

2.0

0.0

0.0

8.0

0.0

6. Other

3,614(67.5)

1.3

1,693(57.6)

0.8

8,694(61.2)

1.3

8,813(63.7)

1.2

2,365(62.3)

1.2

missing

139(2.6)

 

112(3.8)

 

454(3.2)

 

373(2.7)

 

99(2.6)

 

Chest pain

4,633(100)

0.5

16,524(100)

0.5

2,656(100)

0.7

10,525(100)

1.1

1,619(100)

1.1

1. Ischemic Heart Diseases

2. Other Heart Diseases

3. Pulmonary Embolism

4. Pneumonia

5. Other Respiratory Diseases

675(14.6)

586(12.6)

26(0.6)

21(0.5)

15(0.3)

0.9

1.4

0.0

4.8

0.0

3,356(20.3)

1,279(7.7)

64(0.4)

91(0.6)

37(0.2)

1.6

1.3

3.1

0.0

2.7

147(5.5)

87(3.3)

135(5.1)

126(4.7)

116(4.4)

2.0

0.0

0.7

1.6

0.9

2,527(24.0)

1,112(10.6)

153(1.5)

90(0.9)

106(1.0)

1.1

5.5

0.7

1.1

0.0

311(19.2)

145(9.0)

39(2.4)

27(1.7)

25(1.5)

1.6

0.7

0.0

7.7

4.0

6. Other

3,285(70.9)

0.2

11,507(69.6)

0.2

1,851(69.7)

0.6

6,301(59.9)

0.3

1,046(64.6)

0.9

missing

23(0.5)

 

198(1.2)

 

194(7.3)

 

221(2.1)

 

26(1.6)

 

Dyspnoea

4,405(100)

5.6

4,196(100)

5.2

11,469(100)

7.1

12,167(100)

5.2

3,274(100)

7.4

1. Other Heart Diseases

2. COPD (Exacerbation)

3. Pneumonia

4. Other Respiratory Diseases

5. Pulmonary Embolism

526(11.9)

104(2.4)

431(9.8)

284(6.4)

204(4.6)

5,9

3.8

6.3

3.5

1.0

1,829(43.6)

394(9.4)

316(7.5)

116(2.8)

78(1.9)

6.3

5.3

6.3

11.2

0.0

646(5.6)

2,115(18.4)

1,805(15.7)

1,562(13.6)

331(2.9)

8.1

4.6

9.3

11.8

3.6

1,527(12.6)

1,606(13.2)

1,144(9.4)

969(8.0)

547(4.5)

7.3

5.0

7.0

4.6

1.5

307(9.4)

120(3.7)

246(7.5)

135(4.1)

113(3.5)

4.3

4.2

7.8

2.3

0.9

6. Other

2,782(63.2)

6.1

1,314(31.3)

3.0

4,724(41.2)

5.7

6,036(49.6)

4.8

2,293(70.0)

8.6

missing

75(1.7)

 

147(3.5)

 

298(2.6)

 

329(2.7)

 

59(1.8)

 

Trauma

1,252(100)

0.8

321(100)

0.0

10,609(100)

2.3

3,420(100)

1.3

1,515(100)

1.5

1. Other Injuries Head

2. Superficial Wound Head

3. Intracranial Injury

4. Injuries to the Thorax

5. Fracture of head

232(18.5)

144(11.5)

80(6.4)

82(6.5)

17(1.4)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

43(13.4)

59(18.4)

12(3.7)

40(12.5)

14(4.4)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

3,177(29.9)

1,346(12.7)

1,139(10.7)

603(5.7)

375(3.5)

0.3

0.1

9.1

0.5

2.7

809(23.7)

216(6.3)

189(5.5)

347(10.1)

70(2.0)

0.2

1.4

2.6

0.3

0.0

567(37.4)

57(3.8)

187(12.3)

137(9.0)

22(1.5)

0.0

0.0

1.6

2.2

0.0

6. Other

588(47.0)

1.2

107(33.3)

0.0

3,221(30.4)

3.4

1,454(42.5)

1.4

471(31.1)

3.0

missing

109(8.7)

 

46(14.3)

 

753(7.1)

 

339(9.9)

 

74(4.9)