Table 2 The frequency of read codes used to define upper gastrointestinal cases in the general practice research database
Read code description | Read code | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
Haematemesis | J680.00 | 10918 |
Melaena | J681.00 | 6957 |
GIB - Gastrointestinal bleeding | J68z.11 | 3464 |
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage | J68.00 | 1203 |
Coffee ground vomit | 4A24.11 | 968 |
Mallory - Weiss tear | J108.00 | 755 |
Vomiting of blood | J680.11 | 494 |
Mallory-Weiss syndrome | J107.00 | 427 |
Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage | J68z200 | 280 |
Oesophageal varices with bleeding | G850.00 | 211 |
C/O – melaena | 19E4.12 | 160 |
Acute haemorrhagic gastritis | J150000 | 108 |
Blood in vomit – symptom | 1994.11 | 104 |
Blood in stools altered | J681.13 | 80 |
Bleeding acute gastric ulcer | J110111 | 74 |
Bleeding chronic duodenal ulcer | J121111 | 61 |
Gastric haemorrhage NOS | J68z000 | 60 |
Gastrointestinal tract haemorrhage NOS | J68zz00 | 48 |
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage unspecified | J68z.00 | 33 |
Vomiting blood – fresh | 1994.00 | 30 |
Vomiting blood - coffee ground | 1995.00 | 30 |
Unspecified duodenal ulcer with haemorrhage | J12y100 | 25 |
Intestinal haemorrhage NOS | J68z100 | 23 |
Acute duodenal ulcer with haemorrhage | J120100 | 19 |
Altered blood in stools | J681.12 | 18 |
Melaena - O/E of faeces | 4737.11 | 16 |
Acute gastric ulcer with haemorrhage | J110100 | 13 |
Faeces colour: tarry | 4737.00 | 12 |
Vomit: coffee ground | 4A24.00 | 12 |
Haemorrhage of oesophagus | J10y000 | 11 |
Aorto-duodenal fistula | G762000 | 7 |
Bleeding chronic gastric ulcer | 761D500 | 6 |
Endoscopic injection haemostasis of duodenal ulcer | J111111 | 6 |
Oversew of blood vessel of duodenal ulcer | 7627200 | 4 |
Gastrotomy and ligation of bleeding point of stomach | 4A23.11 | 3 |
Blood in vomit O/E | 7619100 | 3 |
Chronic duodenal ulcer with haemorrhage | J111100 | 3 |
Chronic gastric ulcer with haemorrhage | J121100 | 3 |
Acute duodenal ulcer with haemorrhage and perforation | 4A23.00 | 2 |
Chronic peptic ulcer with haemorrhage | J11y100 | 2 |
Vomit: frank blood present | J120300 | 2 |
Unspecified gastric ulcer with haemorrhage | J131100 | 2 |
Unspec duodenal ulcer; unspec haemorrhage and/or perforation | J111300 | 1 |
Unspecified peptic ulcer with haemorrhage | J12y300 | 1 |
Chronic gastric ulcer with haemorrhage and perforation | J12yy00 | 1 |
Unspecified duodenal ulcer with haemorrhage and perforation | J13y100 | 1 |
Total | 26661 |