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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2017; 23(9): 1608-1617
Published online Mar 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i9.1608
Published online Mar 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i9.1608
Table 3 Top 10 admitting diagnoses for mortalities and non-mortalities
| ICD-9 code | ICD-9 code description | n (%) |
| Mortalities | ||
| 780.60 | Fever | 32 (7.92) |
| 786.09 | Other dyspnea and respiratory abnormality | 23 (5.69) |
| 787.03 | Vomiting alone | 15 (3.71) |
| 03.89 | Unspecified septicemia | 14 (3.47) |
| 578.0 | Hematemesis | 13 (3.22) |
| 427.5 | Cardiac arrest | 13 (3.22) |
| 578.9 | Hemorrhage of GI tract, unspecified | 12 (2.97) |
| 486.0 | Pneumonia, organism unspecified | 11 (2.72) |
| 288.00 | Diseases of white blood cells | 10 (2.48) |
| 518.81 | Acute respiratory failure | 10 (2.48) |
| Non-mortalities | ||
| 578.0 | Hematemesis | 3058 (15.99) |
| 578.1 | Blood in Stool | 2750 (14.38) |
| 578.9 | Hemorrhage of GI tract, unspecified | 1289 (6.74) |
| 789.00 | Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis | 755 (3.95) |
| 787.03 | Vomiting alone | 748 (3.91) |
| N/A | Not available or Missing | 707 (3.70) |
| 780.60 | Fever | 559 (2.92) |
| 276.51 | Dehydration | 515 (2.69) |
| 787.91 | Diarrhea | 500 (2.61) |
| 2859 | Anemia | 292 (1.53) |
- Citation: Attard TM, Miller M, Pant C, Kumar A, Thomson M. Mortality associated with gastrointestinal bleeding in children: A retrospective cohort study. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(9): 1608-1617
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i9/1608.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i9.1608