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Table 3 Distribution of the 227 F-codes assigned during study period, in order of frequency (highest ranked onlya)

From: Drug overdose in the ED: a record linkage study examining emergency department ICD-10 coding practices in a cohort of people who inject drugs

 

No. of cases

% of F codes

% of F&T codes

F10.0-F19.9, Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of:

n

N = 227

N = 449

F10.0

Alcohol: Acute intoxication

62

27.3

13.8

F19.0

Multiple drugs and use of other psychoactive substances: Acute intoxicationb

40

17.6

8.9

F19.3

Multiple drugs and use of other psychoactive substances: Withdrawal statebd

32

14.1

7.1

F11.0

Opioids: Acute intoxication

21

9.3

4.7

F10.9

Alcohol: Unspecified mental and behavioural disorderc

16

7.1

3.6

F19.9

Multiple drugs and use of other psychoactive substances: Unspecified mental and behavioural disorderbc

11

4.9

2.4

F13.0

Sedatives or hypnotics: Acute intoxication

10

4.4

2.2

F11.9

Opioids: Unspecified mental and behavioural disorderc

9

4.0

2.0

F12.9

Cannabinoids: Unspecified mental and behavioural disorderc

5

2.2

1.1

F15.1

Other stimulants, including caffeine: Harmful use

5

2.2

1.1

F10.3

Alcohol: Withdrawal stated

4

1.8

0.9

F15.0

Other stimulants, including caffeine: Acute intoxication

4

1.8

0.9

F13.9

Sedatives or hypnotics: Unspecified mental and behavioural disorderc

3

1.3

0.7

F10.4

Alcohol: Withdrawal state with deliriumd

1

0.4

0.2

F12.0

Cannabinoids: Acute intoxication

1

0.4

0.2

F16.9

Hallucinogens: Unspecified mental and behavioural disorderc

1

0.4

0.2

F18.0

Volatile solvents: Acute intoxication

1

0.4

0.2

F18.9

Volatile solvents: Unspecified mental and behavioural disorderc

1

0.4

0.2

  1. aIn cases with multiple F codes per encounter (n = 5), the highest ranked diagnosis was taken
  2. bDiagnosis does not specify drug class
  3. cDiagnosis does not specify clinical syndrome
  4. dDiagnosis indicates a withdrawal state (ie. not overdose)