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. 2018 Jan 11;13(1):e0190683. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190683

Table 3. Top five grouped complications within the first year after TBI.

Rank Combined complications (ICD-9-CM) Frequency %
1 Combination 1:
486 Pneumonia, organism unspecified
518.81 Acute respiratory failure
599.0 Urinary tract infection, site not specified
16,859 0.055
2 Combination 2:
038.9 Unspecified septicemia
486 Pneumonia, organism unspecified
518.81 Acute respiratory failure
12,988 0.042
3 Combination 3:
038.9 Unspecified septicemia
518.81 Acute respiratory failure
599.0 Urinary tract infection, site not specified
9,778 0.032
4 Combination 4:
038.9 Unspecified septicemia
486 Pneumonia, organism unspecified
599.0 Urinary tract infection, site not specified
8,423 0.027
5 Combination 5:
486 Pneumonia, organism unspecified
518.83 Chronic respiratory failure
599.0 Urinary tract infection, site not specified
6,535 0.021

Abbreviations: TBI, traumatic brain injury; ICD-9-CM, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification.