Table 4.
Most common terms extracted by the freetext matching algorithm from texts associated with death in 2001
| Dictionary | Term | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| OXMIS |
BRONCHOPNEUMONIA |
9.9 |
| Read |
Acute myocardial infarction |
4.8 |
| Read |
[M]Carcinomatosis |
4.0 |
| Read |
Ischaemic heart disease |
3.4 |
| Read |
CVA unspecified |
3.1 |
| OXMIS |
PNEUMONIA |
2.5 |
| OXMIS |
UNKNOWN CAUSE |
2.5 |
| Read |
Congestive cardiac failure |
1.7 |
| Read |
Septicaemia |
1.7 |
| OXMIS |
CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROMA |
1.5 |
| Read |
Lung cancer |
1.5 |
| Read |
[X] Unspecified dementia |
1.5 |
| OXMIS |
CARCINOMA |
1.3 |
| Read |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
1.3 |
| OXMIS |
HYPERTENSION |
1.3 |
| Read |
Cardiac arrest |
1.1 |
| Read |
Deep vein thrombosis |
1.1 |
| Read |
Left ventricular failure |
1.1 |
| Read |
Sepsis |
1.1 |
| Read | Cerebrovascular disease | 1.0 |