Table 2.
Classification of surgery inpatients in four selected diagnoses groups, based on their diagnoses
| Diagnosis groups (ICD-10 codes) | TH, n = 2908 (100) | NTH, n = 3076 (100) |
|---|---|---|
| n (%) [%] | n (%) [%] | |
| Upper urinary tract surgery indications (UUTSI) | 284 (10) [100] | 741(24) [100] a |
| Kidney/ureter calculi (N20) | 280 [99] | 734 [99] a |
| Other | 4 [32] | 7 [1] |
| Lower urinary tract surgery indications (LUTSI) | 748 (26) [100] | 824 (27) [100] |
| Benign prostate hyperplasia (N40) | 522 [70] | 558 [68] |
| Urethral/bladder calculi (N21) | 89 [12] | 142 [17] a |
| Urethral stricture (N35) | 85 [11] | 66 [8] |
| Prostate cancer (C61) | 29 [4] | 30 [4] |
| Bladder cancer (C67) | 10 [1] | 10 [1] |
| Urethral disease* (N36) | 9 [1] | 10 [1] |
| Other | 4 [< 1] | 8 [< 1] |
| Routine abdominal surgery indications (RASI) | 1394 (48) [100] a | 748 (24) [100] |
| Hernia (K40-K46) | 965 [69] a | 312 [42] |
| Other gastric/duodenal disease (K31) | 113 [8] | 151 [20] |
| Biliary calculi (K80) | 73 [5] | 110 [15] |
| Anal fissure/fistula (K60) | 103 [7] a | 30 [4] |
| Malignancy in GI-tract (C15-C26) | 78 [6] | 51 [7] |
| Cholecystitis (K81) | 30 [2] | 43 [6] |
| Anal abscess (K61) | 10 [< 1] | 28 [4] |
| Other disease in anal region** (K62) | 10 [< 1] | 8 [1] |
| Colon polyposis (K63.2) | 9 [< 1] | 5 [< 1] |
| Other | 3 [< 1] | 10 [< 1] |
| Emergency abdominal surgery indications (EASI) | 482 (17) [100] | 763 (25) [100] a |
| Appendicitis (K35-K37) | 268 [56] | 459 [60] a |
| Intestinal obstruction (K56) | 132 [27] | 202 [27] |
| Peritonitis (K56) | 80 [17] | 99 [13] |
| Other | 2 [< 1] | 3 [< 1] |
Numbers of patients with percentages rounded off to the nearest whole number. Abbreviations: TH teaching hospital, ns p value value not significant, NTH non-teaching hospital
*Urethral disease includes fistulas, diverticulosis, carbuncles, and prolepses of the urethra
**Disease in the anal/rectal region includes polyps, stenosis, wounds, bleedings, and prolapses in the anal/rectal region
a Significantly larger p-values