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Table 3 Number of selected diagnoses among cases and controls at discharge from the emergency department

From: Number of visits to the emergency department and risk of suicide: a population- based case–control study

Diagnoses (ICD-10)

Cases

Controls

(n = 152)

(n = 1520)

 

N (%)

N (%)

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

5 (3)

40 (3)

Neoplasms (C00-D48)

0 (0)

4 (0)

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)

3 (2)

11 (1)

Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)

24 (16)

36 (2)

Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)

16 (11)

21 (1)

Mental and behavioural disorders not due to psychoactive substance use (F other than F10-F19)

10 (7)

15 (1)

Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)

3 (2)

28 (2)

Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)

6 (4)

36 (2)

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)

6 (4)

15 (1)

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)

10 (7)

87 (6)

Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)

12 (8)

62 (4)

Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)

10 (7)

69 (5)

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)

19 (13)

78 (5)

Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L08)

14 (9)

67 (4)

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)

38 (25)

213 (14)

Dorsalgia (M54)

10 (7)

44 (3)

Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)

6 (4)

60 (4)

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings (R00-R99)

53 (35)

262 (17)

Pain in throat and chest (R07)

12 (8)

52 (3)

Abdominal and pelvic pain (R10)

13 (9)

67 (4)

General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)

20 (13)

73 (5)

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)

103 (68)

943 (62)

Injury to certain body regions (S00-S99)

58 (38)

634 (42)

Superficial injury to head (S00)

12 (8)

45 (3)

Open wound of head (S01)

19 (13)

85 (6)

Fracture of skull and facial bones (S02)

4 (3)

8 (0)

Fracture of ribs (S22.3)

10 (7)

38 (3)

Injuries to multiple body regions, burns, poisonings, and toxic effects (T00-T98)

28 (18)

122 (8)

Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances (T36-T50)

9 (6)

8 (0)

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)

9 (6)

72 (5)

Procedure not carried out because of patient’s decision for other and unspecified reason (Z53.2)

5 (3)

38 (3)

Ever discharged without diagnosis

35 (23)

233 (15)