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Table 4 Emergency admissions by discharge ICD-10 diagnosis where contact with a) GP or b) out-of-hour (OOH) doctor, or c) direct admission is the dominating prehospital pathway

From: Correction to: General practitioners’ and out-of-hours doctors’ role as gatekeeper in emergency admissions to somatic hospitals in Norway: registry-based observational study

a) GP contact before admission (N = 137,766)

 

Admissions with the discharge diagnose

GP contact before admission

Diagnosis

N

%

Iron deficiency anaemia (D50)

1980

56

Other anaemias (D64)

1274

52

Haemorrhoids (K64)

655

48

Diverticular disease (K57)

3234

48

Abscess of anal and rectal regions (K61)

1214

47

Intervertebral disc disorders (M51)

2180

47

Localized swelling, head (R22)

523

46

Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis (I80)

1428

46

Gout (M10)

659

44

Mononucleosis (B27)

517

43

Other spondylopathies (M48)

735

43

Venous embolism and thrombosis (I82)

548

43

Excessive vomiting in pregnancy (O21)

1205

42

Malaise and fatigue (R53)

516

41

Ulcerative colitis (K51)

969

40

Heart failure (I50)

7392

40

Atherosclerosis (I70)

1097

39

Disturbances of skin sensation (R20)

745

39

Facial nerve disorders (G51)

516

39

Osteomyelitis (M86)

526

39

b) OOH doctor contact before admission (N = 177,567)

 

Admissions with the discharge diagnose

OOH contact before admission

Diagnosis

N

%

Foreign body in alimentary tract (T18)

690

60

Mental/psychoactive subst. disorders (F19)

1717

58

Effects of other external causes (T75)

732

58

Acute appendicitis (K35)

5642

57

Mental/alcohol disorders (F10)

5779

56

Mental/opioids disorders (F11)

757

54

Acute tonsillitis (J03)

1130

53

Haemorrhage, airways (R04)

1129

53

Acute pancreatitis (K85)

1995

52

Viral intestinal infections (A08)

1433

51

Abdominal and pelvic pain (R10)

15,518

51

Cholelithiasis (K80)

5002

50

Adverse effects (T78)

1419

50

Viral infection of unspecified site (B34)

1065

49

Gastroenteritis and colitis (A09)

3225

49

Paralytic ileus / intestinal obstruction (K56)

3356

48

Disorders of vestibular function (H81)

2017

48

Asthma (J45)

2100

48

Dorsalgia (M54)

3648

47

Calculus of kidney (N20)

3324

47

c) Direct admissions except the ICD-10 diagnosis groups pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (0XX), and factors influencing health status and contact with health services (ZXX) (N = 172,208)

 

Admissions with the discharge diagnose

Direct admission

Diagnosis

N

%

Agranulocytosis (D70)

749

66

Hydrocephalus (G91)

587

64

Cardiac arrest (I46)

539

57

Malignant neoplasms (C)

24,190

56

Orthopaedic complications (T84)

2001

54

Superficial injury of thorax (S20)

522

53

Intracerebral haemorrhage (I61)

1421

51

Mental/sedatives dissorders (F13)

658

49

Open wound of head (S01)

849

49

Multiple sclerosis (G35)

969

49

Complications of procedures ICA (T81)

5820

48

Epilepsy (G40)

3874

48

Fracture of femur (S72)

9958

47

Chronic ischaemic heart disease (I25)

2954

47

Aortic aneurysm and dissection (I71)

982

46

Fracture of skull and facial bones (S02)

1132

45

Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified (J90)

915

45

Nonrheumatic aortic valve disorders (I35)

1280

44

Convulsions, not elsewhere classified (R56)

1838

44

Pneumonitis due to food and vomit (J69)

836

44