Table 1.
Distribution of typical principal diagnoses and complaints (ICD-10) in older patients (aged≥80 years) admitted to a collaborative emergency department
Diagnosis (ICD-10) | Octogenarians n = 14,061 | Nonagenarians n = 3708 | All patients n = 17,769 | |||
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Pneumonia (J18) | 4.7% | 1. | 5.2% | 3. | 4.8% | 1. |
Malaise and fatigue (R53) | 4.3% | 2. | 5.3% | 2. | 4.5% | 2. |
Heart failure (I50) | 4.0% | 4. | 5.4% | 1. | 4.3% | 3. |
Atrial fibrillation (I48) | 4.5% | 3. | 2.9% | 7. | 4.1% | 4. |
Cystitis (N30) | 2.5% | 7. | 3.4% | 4. | 2.7% | 5. |
Head wound (S01) | 2.4% | 9. | 3.3% | 5. | 2.6% | 6. |
Urinary tract infection, site not specified (N39) | 2.4% | 10. | 3.2% | 6. | 2.5% | 7. |
Non-specific chest pain (R07) | 2.5% | 8. | 2.3% | 2.5% | 8. | |
Unspecified disorientation (R41) | 2.7% | 6. | 1.6% | 2.4% | 9. | |
Non-specific abdominal pain (R10) | 2.9% | 5. | 2.4% | 2.4% | 10. | |
Intracranial injury (S06) | 2.1% | 2.9% | 9. | 2.3% | ||
Pyelonephritis (N10) | 2.1% | 2.9% | 9. | 2.3% | ||
Back pain (M54) | 2.3% | 2.5% | 2.2% | |||
Hip fracture (S72) | 1.7% | 2.9% | 8. | 1.9% |