Table 2 The ICD-10-SEa codes used as diagnostic description at HCCsb and EDsc
From: Health care centre and emergency department utilization by patients with episodes of tachycardia
ICD-10-SE code | Diagnostic description | Visits to HCCs n (%) | Visits to EDs n (%) | Patients treated at HCCs n | Patients treated at EDs n | Number of visits per patient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I471 | Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia | 55 (2) | 8 (2) | 50 | 7 | 1.11 |
I479 | Paroxysmal tachycardia, unspecific | 43 (2) | 6 (1) | 40 | 6 | 1.07 |
I498 | Other specific heart-arrhythmia | 49 (2) | 6 (1) | 46 | 6 | 1.06 |
I499 | Heart-arrhythmia, unspecific | 60 (3) | 68 (14) | 50 | 68 | 1.08 |
R000 | Tachycardia, unspecific | 309 (14) | 15 (3) | 287 | 15 | 1.07 |
R002 | Palpitations | 1723 (77) | 36 (8) | 1534 | 35 | 1.12 |
U999d | Diagnostic information is missing | 0 (0) | 341 (71) | 0 | 316 | 1.08 |
Total | 2239 | 480 | 2007 | 453 | 1.11 | |
Number of visits per unique patient | 1.12 | 1.06 | ||||