Table 2 Overview of the distribution of the five most frequent final diagnoses (based on ICD-10 2015 chapters) in the VPs (n = 77 final diagnoses) and the German healthcare system based on the Statistical Federal Office [28]
Most frequent VP diagnoses | Most frequent diagnoses in the German healthcare system | |
|---|---|---|
1 | Diseases of the circulatory system | Diseases of the circulatory system |
2 | Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes |
3 | Neoplasms Diseases of the respiratory system | Diseases of the digestive system |
4 | Neoplasms | |
5 | Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue |