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Table 17 Specialties and properties in n and % in the multicenter dataset (n = 175,210). Ordered by descending number of modified descriptions. Shown is the actual prevalence, which was determined using the Rogan–Gladen estimator

From: Contextual property detection in Dutch diagnosis descriptions for uncertainty, laterality and temporality

Specialties

Modified descriptions, n

Uncertainty, n (%)

Laterality, n (%)

Temporality, n (%)

Removal of uncertainty, n (%)

Total

175,210

17,347 (9.9)

54,931 (31.4)

17,156 (9.8)

2208 (1.3)

Internal medicine

30,457

2326 (7.6)

4254 (14.0)

4822 (15.8)

562 (1.8)

Pediatrics

18,776

1818 (9.7)

2018 (10.7)

1475 (7.9)

238 (1.3)

Ophthalmology

16,901

332 (2.0)

13,471 (79.7)

605 (3.6)

253 (1.5)

Neurology

12,375

1990 (16.1)

4451 (36.0)

798 (6.4)

145 (1.2)

Cardiology

10,766

460 (4.3)

983 (9.1)

351 (3.3)

232 (2.2)

Surgery

9418

298 (3.2)

4626 (49.1)

1255 (13.3)

25 (0.3)

Orthopedics

8279

192 (2.3)

7355 (88.8)

1005 (12.1)

1 (0.01)

Emergency care

7796

235 (3.0)

3304 (42.4)

2357 (30.2)

21 (0.3)

Ear, nose, throat (ENT)

7349

652 (8.9)

2908 (39.6)

366 (5.0)

8 (0.1)

Lung diseases

6196

611 (9.9)

676 (10.9)

298 (4.8)

80 (1.3)

Other

6019

288 (4.8)

1591 (26.4)

725 (12.0)

36 (0.6)

Clinical genetics

5655

5287 (93.5)

238 (4.2)

2 (0.04)

27 (0.5)

Obstetrics, gynecology and women's diseases

4914

226 (4.6)

315 (6.4)

185 (3.8)

114 (2.3)

Anesthesiology

3767

192 (5.1)

640 (17.0)

456 (12.1)

8 (0.2)

Rheumatology

3158

243 (7.7)

435 (13.8)

353 (11.2)

35 (1.1)

Gastric, intestinal and liver diseases

3043

197 (6.5)

174 (5.7)

529 (17.4)

33 (1.1)

Plastic surgery

2918

64 (2.2)

1636 (56.1)

44 (1.5)

1 (0.03)

Geriatrics

2889

359 (12.4)

650 (22.5)

118 (4.1)

25 (0.9)

Neurosurgery

2135

256 (12.0)

879 (41.2)

270 (12.6)

19 (0.9)

Dermatology

2047

397 (19.4)

427 (20.9)

48 (2.3)

10 (0.5)

Radiotherapy

1856

83 (4.5)

909 (49.0)

53 (2.9)

6 (0.3)

Urology

1306

35 (2.7)

486 (37.2)

58 (4.4)

49 (3.8)

Others: general practitioner

1223

42 (3.4)

222 (18.2)

19 (1.6)

4 (0.3)

Audiology

1127

4 (0.4)

133 (11.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Thoracic surgery

1065

68 (6.4)

141 (13.2)

87 (8.2)

3 (0.3)

Specialized nurses (diabetes, emergency care, oncology, ostomy and unspecified)

749

12 (1.6)

299 (39.9)

146 (19.5)

5 (0.7)

Rehabilitation

724

23 (3.2)

453 (62.6)

102 (14.1)

0 (0.0)

Sports medicine

638

0 (0.0)

31 (4.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Psychiatry

486

23 (4.7)

27 (5.6)

36 (7.4)

0 (0.0)

Obstetricians (authorized for ultrasound and unspecified)

354

21 (5.9)

9 (2.5)

9 (2.5)

1 (0.3)

Physician assistant

225

10 (4.4)

160 (71.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Oral and maxillo-facial surgery

207

1 (0.5)

101 (48.8)

4 (3.4)

1 (0.9)

Intensive care

138

9 (6.5)

24 17.4)

3 (2.2)

0 (0.0)

Radiology

69

4 (5.8)

35 (50.7)

2 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

Medical microbiology

59

6 (10.2)

1 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

49 (83.1)

Allergology

55

14 (25.5)

5 (9.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Dentists

53

1 (1.9)

3 (5.7)

1 (1.9)

0 (0.0)

Occupational and physio therapists

11

0 (0.0)

7 (63.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Psychologists

5

0 (0.0)

1 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Pharmacists

1

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Dieticians

1

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)