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Table 4 The completeness of E-coding among care provider types

From: Methodological challenges in using the Finnish Hospital Discharge Register for studying fire-related injuries leading to inpatient care

 

Combustion gas poisonings

 

E-code unspecific

E-code missing

 

Central or district hospital (n/%)

Health centre and private wards (n/%)

Universityhospital (n/%)

Central or district hospital (n/%)

Health centre and private wards (n/%)

University hospital (n/%)

1996-1998

139/3

99/1

102/0

139/53

99/66

102/55

2007-2009

233/8

103/2

161/18

233/12

103/3

161/2

Burns

1996-1998

2218/2

1181/0

1923/8

2218/43

§1181/64

1923/46

2007-2009

1741/16

767/7

1839/10

1741/5

767/5

1839/2

  1. Proportion (%) of unspecific (ICD-10: X58-X59) and missing E-codes in single discharge records with burns (ICD-10: T20-T32) or combustion gas poisoning (ICD-10: T58-T59) as the main diagnosis and the total amount of cases (n) by type of care provider and year of admission.