Diagnoses at discharge (ICD-9 categories) in patients admitted to ED or to MD wards
| Diagnoses at discharge | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED | MD | |||
| ICD-9 diagnostic category | Number | % | Number | % |
| ED ward versus medical wards, χ2 = 178.6; df = 14; p<0.001. | ||||
| Injuries and adverse effects (800–999) | 146 | 26.3 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Signs, symptoms, and ill defined conditions (780–796) | 127 | 22.8 | 14 | 8.5 |
| Diseases of genitourinary system (580–629) | 61 | 11.0 | 6 | 3.6 |
| Diseases of circulatory system (390–459) | 56 | 10.1 | 49 | 30.1 |
| Diseases of digestive system (520–579) | 46 | 8.3 | 14 | 8.5 |
| Infective diseases (001–139) | 26 | 4.7 | 6 | 3.6 |
| Mental diseases (290–319) | 23 | 4.1 | 7 | 4.2 |
| Diseases of musculoskeletal system (710–739) | 21 | 3.8 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Disease of nervous system and sense organs (320–389) | 19 | 3.4 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Diseases of respiratory system (460–519) | 16 | 2.9 | 7 | 4.2 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, metabolic disease (240–279) | 1 | 0.2 | 22 | 13.5 |
| Neoplasm (140–239) | 9 | 1.6 | 15 | 9.2 |
| Diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709) | 4 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Congenital anomalies (740–759) | 1 | 0.2 | − | − |
| Diseases of blood and blood forming organs (280–289) | − | − | 5 | 3.1 |
| All diagnostic categories | 556 | 100.0 | 163 | 100 |