Table 2 Last ICD-10 diagnosis assigned by a physician to patients who died within 7 days of their last emergency call. n = 255
No. (%) | P value† | |
|---|---|---|
ICD-10 Chapter | ||
Sudden cardiac death (I46.1) | 40 (15.7) | < 0.001 |
Injury, poisoning, and other external causes (ST) | 35 (13.7) | |
Cardiac arrest (I46.0/9) | 34 (13.3) | |
Congenital disease or perinatal complication (PQ) | 30 (11.8) | |
Contact with health services (Z) | 19 (7.5) | |
Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (R99) | 17 (6.7) | |
Missing data | 17 (6.7) | |
Nervous system diseases (G) | 16 (6.3) | |
Infection (AB) | 15 (5.9) | |
Cancer (CD) | 15 (5.9) | |
Respiratory disease or respiratory failure (J) | 9 (3.5) | |
Other disease, condition, or complication* | 8 (3.1) | |