Article Figures & Data
Figures
- Figure 1.
Episodes of Care registration as an example of the evolution of a diagnosis.
- Figure 2.
Influence of registered variables on the probability of the end diagnosis. The total number of patient-years was 278,126 in the 2005–2019 dataset. Socioeconomic status was known for 36% (n = 1576) of patients with an Episode of Care of pneumonia. Abbreviation: RFE, Reason for Encounter.
- Figure 3.
Age distribution of episodes starting with a reason for encounter of ‘cough’. The total number of patient-years was 278,126 in the 2005–2019 dataset.
- Figure 4.
Prevalence of Episodes of Care ‘pneumonia’ among different age categories. Abbreviation: SES, socioeconomic status.
Tables
- Table 1.
Final Diagnosis of New Episodes Presented with the Reasons for Encounter of ‘Cough’
ICPC Code Episode Label (Final Diagnosis) † % Final Diagnosis R05 Cough‡ 30.7 R74 Acute upper respiratory infection 28.5 R78 Acute bronchitis/bronchiolitis 14.2 R77 Acute laryngitis/tracheitis 6.8 R81 Pneumonia 6.4 R80 Influenza 2.6 R75 Acute/chronic sinusitis 2.3 H71 Acute otitis media/myringitis 1.1 R96 Asthma 1.0 A77 Viral disease, other/NOS 0.5 - Table 2.
The Commonest Presented Symptoms (Top 10 of Reasons for Encounter) at the Start of an Episode of Pneumonia*
ICPC Code RFE at the Start of Pneumonia Episode† % Pneumonia Episodes With This Start RFE‡ R05 Cough 43 A03 Fever 27 R02 Dyspnea 16 R81 Pneumonia 7 A04 Weakness/tiredness 3 A05 Feeling ill 3 R74 Acute upper respiratory infection 2 R01 Pain respiratory system 2 L04 Chest symptom/complaint 1 R80 Influenza 1 Other symptoms 14
