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Table 2 Development of the proportions of the twenty most common ICD-10 diagnoses in 2002–2014 in primary care EDs. The arrows show the direction of the observed change

From: Development of the use of primary health care emergency departments after interventions aimed at decreasing overcrowding: a longitudinal follow-up study

ICD-10 code

Name of diagnosis

Rate of change (mean ± SEM, %/year)

p-value

J06

Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites

−0,00618 ± 0,000740

< 0,001↓

R10

Abdominal and pelvic pain

0,00312 ± 0,000284

< 0,001↑

H66

Suppurative and unspecified otitis media

−0,00430 ± 0,000305

< 0,001↓

M54

Dorsalgia

−0,00195 ± 0,000175

< 0,001↓

S01

Open wound of head

0,000880 ± 0,000246

0,004↑

J20

Acute bronchitis

0,00365 ± 0,000362

< 0,001↑

A09

Other gastroenteritis and colitis of infectious and unspecified origin

−0,00101 ± 0,000133

< 0,001↓

F10

Mental and behavioural disorder due to use of alcohol

0,00261 ± 0,000257

< 0,001↑

R07

Pain in throat and chest

0,00148 ± 0,000106

< 0,001↑

S93

Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments at ankle and foot level

−0,000614 ± 0,000156

0,002↓

S61

Open wound of wrist and hand

−0,0000183 ± 0,000186

n.s.

N30

Cystitis

0,000297 ± 0,000108

0,019↑

J03

Acute tonsillitis

-0,00270 ± 0,000243

< 0,001↓

H10

Conjunctivitis

-0,00156 ± 0,000294

< 0,001↓

J01

Acute sinusitis

-0,00284 ± 0,000324

< 0,001↓

M79

Other soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified

0,00159 ± 0,000177

< 0,001↑

S06

Intracranial injury

0,0000570 ± 0,000116

n.s.

R53

Malaise and fatigue

0,00169 ± 0,000160

< 0,001↑

R06

Abnormalities of breathing

0,000741 ± 0,000164

< 0,001↑

S52

Fracture of forearm

0,00108 ± 0,000236

< 0,001↑