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Table 2 Problems and referrals in the final classification of surgical problems

From: The Surgical Nosology In Primary-care Settings (SNIPS): a simple bridging classification for the interface between primary and specialist care

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Terms

No. of categories

8

27

79

2050

Total no. patient encounters with GPs per category

    

   Median

6414

3647

838

11

   Range

4060 – 58275

378–26958

74–15016

1–4394

Total no. referrals per category

    

   Median

1284

391

142

3

   Range

416 – 4376

18 – 1773

14–923

1–409

  1. (n = 143,013 in restricted surgical dataset)