Table 2 Common principal diagnoses in relation to ICPC-2 categories (episodes of care-level)
‘Infections’ n = 1750 (44.0% of all EOC) | percentage of all ‘infections’ |
Upper respiratory tract infection (n = 719) | 41.1% |
Acute tonsillitis (n = 141) | 8.1% |
Gastroenteritis; presumed infection (n = 62) | 3.5% |
Acute bronchitis / bronchiolitis (n = 62) | 3.5% |
Pediculosis / other skin infestation (n = 60) | 3.4% |
Acute / chronic Sinusitis (n = 56) | 3.2% |
Viral disease other / NOS (n = 51) | 2.9% |
Cystitis / other urinary infection (n = 49) | 2.8% |
Acute otitis media / myringitis (n = 40) | 2.3% |
Scabies / other ascariasis (n = 37) | 2.1% |
‘Other diagnoses’ n = 887 (22.2% of all EOC) | percentage of all ‘other diagnoses’ |
Stomach function disorder (n = 69) | 7.8% |
Back syndrome w/o radiating pain (n = 48) | 5.4% |
Dermatitis / atopic eczema (n = 47) | 5.3% |
Acne (n = 27) | 3.0% |
Depressive disorder (n = 26) | 2.9% |
Health maintenance / prevention (n = 25) | 2.8% |
Excessive ear wax (n = 23) | 2.6% |
Asthma (n = 22) | 2.5% |
Skin disease, other (n = 21) | 2.3% |
Tension-type headache (n = 21) | 2.3% |
‘Symptoms/Complaints’ n = 683 (17.1% of all EOC) | Percentage of all ‘Symptoms/Complaints’ |
Constipation (n = 46) | 6.7% |
Headache (n = 40) | 5.6% |
Throat symptom / complaint (n = 25) | 3.6% |
Knee symptom / complaint (n = 25) | 3.6% |
Diarrhoea (n = 18) | 2.6% |
Heartburn (n = 17) | 2.5% |
Cough (n = 17) | 2.5% |
Rash localized (n = 17) | 2.5% |
Fever (n = 16) | 2.3% |
‘Injuries’ n = 228 (5.7% of all EOC) | Percentage of all ‘injuries’ |
Abrasion / scratch / blister (n = 29) | 12.7% |
Sprain/strain of joint NOS (n27) | 11.8% |
Sprain/strain of ankle (n = 22) | 9.6% |
Injury musculoskeletal NOS (n = 18) | 7.9% |
Burn/scald (n = 15) | 6.6% |
Laceration / cut (n = 13) | 5.7% |
Other Skin injury (n = 13) | 5.7% |
Trauma / injury NOS (n = 9) | 3.9% |
Insect bite / sting (n = 8) | 3.5% |
Fracture: other location (n = 6) | 2.6% |