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Table 3 Sensitivity of the referral text or referral diagnosis versus discharge diagnosis

From: Agreement between referral information and discharge diagnoses according to Norwegian elective treatment guidelines - a cross-sectional study

Selected condition or disease specified in guideline

Hospital

Total

Haukeland (H)

UNN

St Olav

AHUS

No.

Sensitivity

No.

Sensitivity

No.

Sensitivity

No.

Sensitivity

No.

Sensitivity

95% CI

1. Eating disorder

0

-

10

1.00

25

 

25

1.00

60

1.00

-

2. Serious concern mental disorder and behavioural disorder

0

-

-

-

-

-

9

1.00

9

1.00

-

3. Sleep apnoea

25

1.00

25

0.96

25

1.00

25

0.96

100

0.98

0.97-0.99

4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

24

0.88

25

0.92

25

0.92

25

0.92

99

0.91

0.88-0.94

5. Ovarian cancer

25

0.92

25

1.00

25

0.96

25

1.00

100

0.97

0.95-0.99

6. Descensus uteri

25

0.88

25

0.96

25

1.00

25

1.00

100

0.96

0.94-0.98

7. Kidney or ureter stone

25

0.92

25

1.00

25

1.00

25

0.96

100

0.97

0.95-0.99

8. Haematuriaa

25

0.08

25

0.96

25

1.00

25

0.92

100

0.87

0.84-0.90

9. Hip osteoarthritis

25

0.88

25

0.96

25

0.92

25

0.68

100

0.85

0.81-0.89

10. Metastasis to muscles and skeleton

25

1.00

25

1.00

25

1.00

25

0.96

100

0.99

0.97-1.00

11. Brain metastases

25

1.00

25

0.96

25

1.00

25

1.00

100

0.99

0.97-1.00

12. Morbidity after cancer treatment

25

0.96

25

0.96

25

1.00

25

0.96

100

0.97

0.95-0.99

13. Leg and foot wounds

25

1.00

25

0.92

25

1.00

25

0.96

100

0.92

0.89-0.95

14. Psoriasis: serious or moderate

25

0.92

25

0.88

25

0.96

15

0.60

90

0.87

0.84-0.91

15. Jaw infections

25

0.96

25

0.99

25

1.00

20

0.60

95

0.88

0.85-0.91

16. Facial pain

25

0.92

25

0.96

25

1.00

25

0.96

100

0.96

0.94-0.98

17. Sequel after stroke

25

0.92

25

1.00

25

1.00

25

0.96

100

0.96

0.94-0.98

18. Complex cognitive reduction

25

0.96

25

1.00

25

0.92

25

0.88

100

0.94

0.92-0.96

19. Coronary heart disease (angina pectoris)

26

0.92

25

1.00

25

0.88

25

0.92

100

0.93

0.88-0.99

20. Heart valve disorder

25

0.76

25

0.97

25

1.00

25

1.00

100

0.94

0.92-0.96

Total

425

0.92 a

460

0.97

475

0.96

469

0.92

1829 a

0.93

0.92-0.94

  1. aHaematuria at Haukeland: the two codes used did not identify the cases and the result was discarded. These codes were not used in the other hospitals. The total number of medical records reviewed was 1854, but 25 were discarded.
  2. AHUS, Akershus University Hospital; CI, confidence interval; UNN, University Hospital of North Norway in Troms’.