Emergency Department Diagnosis Distribution

Comparisons

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• The top 20 diagnoses collectively accounted for 42.9% of all ED records, and the top 10 diagnoses accounted for a cumulative relative frequency of 33.55%. — Patterns of ICD-10 diagnoses in emergency departments of public hospitals in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study
• Four of the top five most frequent ICD-10 codes were respiratory in origin, with gastroenteritis being the sole non-respiratory entry in the top five. — Patterns of ICD-10 diagnoses in emergency departments of public hospitals in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study
• Among the top 20 diagnoses, respiratory conditions represented 35%, while gastrointestinal and cardiovascular conditions each represented 15%. — Patterns of ICD-10 diagnoses in emergency departments of public hospitals in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study
• Chapter XIX (injury, poisoning, and external causes) showed wide diagnostic heterogeneity, accounting for 13.2% of presentations while using 24.4% of all distinct codes. — Patterns of ICD-10 diagnoses in emergency departments of public hospitals in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study
• The Malaysian ED diagnosis pattern broadly mirrors findings from Turkey, where respiratory diseases are the most common ED presentation category followed by digestive diseases, though musculoskeletal conditions that rank highly in Turkey were not similarly prominent in Malaysia. — Patterns of ICD-10 diagnoses in emergency departments of public hospitals in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study