Table 2 |
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Distribution of the reasons to entry the ED recorded by using ICPC 2 classification in group E patients (N = 1244) of the Espoo EDs |
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ICPC Classification |
% |
N |
ICPC Classification |
% |
N |
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R |
RESPIRATORY |
28,50% |
354 |
D |
DIGESTIVE |
7,50% |
93 |
|
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R05 |
Cough |
61 |
D01 |
Abdominal pain/cramps general |
14 |
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R21 |
Throat symptom/Complaint |
75 |
D10 |
Vomiting |
13 |
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R29 |
Respiratory symtom/Complaint other |
9 |
D11 |
Diarrhoea |
25 |
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R74 |
Upper respiratory infection acute |
146 |
H |
EAR |
5,60% |
70 |
|
|
R75 |
Sinusitis acute/chronic |
11 |
H01 |
Ear pain/Earache |
36 |
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|
R97 |
Allergic rhinitis |
10 |
H27 |
Fear on ear disease |
8 |
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L |
MUSCULOSKELETAL |
15,60% |
194 |
F |
EYE |
4,80% |
60 |
|
L01 |
Neck symptom/Complaint |
134 |
F02 |
Red eye |
14 |
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|
L02 |
Back symptom/Complaint |
64 |
F29 |
Eye symptom/Complaint other |
20 |
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|
L05 |
Flank/Axilla symptom/Complaint |
6 |
F73 |
Eye infection/Inflammation other |
8 |
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|
L08 |
Shoulder symptom/Complaint |
6 |
- |
PROCESS CODES |
3,50% |
44 |
|
|
L09 |
Arm symptom/Complaint |
6 |
P |
PSYCHOLOGICAL |
3,30% |
41 |
|
|
L14 |
Leg/Thigh symptom/Complaint |
7 |
P15 |
Chronic alcohol abuse |
10 |
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L15 |
Knee symptom/Complaint |
12 |
P16 |
Acute alcohol abuse |
6 |
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L16 |
Ankle symptom/Complaint |
6 |
N |
NEUROLOGICAL |
2,30% |
29 |
|
|
L17 |
Foot/Toe symptom/Complaint |
19 |
U |
UROLOGICAL |
2,10% |
26 |
|
|
A |
GENERAL AND UNSPECIFIED |
13,70% |
170 |
X |
FEMALE GENITAL |
1,10% |
14 |
|
A02 |
Chills |
7 |
K |
CARDIOVASCULAR |
0,80% |
10 |
|
|
A03 |
Fever |
105 |
W |
PREGNANCY, CHILDBEARING, FAMILY PLANNING |
0,40% |
5 |
|
|
A29 |
General symptom/Complaint, other |
9 |
Z |
SOCIAL PROBLEMS |
0,20% |
3 |
|
|
A80 |
Trauma/Injury NOS |
7 |
Y |
MALE GENITAL |
0,10% |
1 |
|
|
S |
SKIN |
10,50% |
130 |
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S08 |
Skin colour change |
8 |
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S09 |
Infected finger/toe |
8 |
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S10 |
Boil/carbuncle |
6 |
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S11 |
Skin infection post-traumatic |
6 |
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S16 |
Bruise/contusion |
10 |
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S18 |
Laceration/cut |
14 |
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S19 |
Skin injury other |
7 |
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S29 |
Skin symptom/complaint other |
9 |
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Total and proportional number of visits including in different main ICPC-groups (A-W) are given. Respectively, the most common ICPC-coded reasons (> five visits) for entry to the EDs during the follow up period (March-December 2007) are separately presented. |
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Kantonen et al. BMC Emergency Medicine 2012 12:2 doi:10.1186/1471-227X-12-2 |
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