Table 1 International Classification of Disease-10 codes used to estimate palliative care need [22]
Grouping | Code | Conditions included |
|---|---|---|
Cancer | C00–C97 | All deaths from malignant neoplasms |
Organ failure | I00–I52 (excl. I12 & I13) J40–J47, J96 I12, I13, N17, N18, N28 K70–K77 | Heart disease and heart failure Chronic lower respiratory disease, respiratory failure Reno-vascular disease, renal failure Liver disease |
Dementia | F01, F03, G30, R54 | Dementia, vascular dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, senility |
Other | G10, G12.2, G20, G23.1, G35, G90.3 I60–I69 B20–B24 | Huntington’s disease, motor neurone disease, Parkinson’s disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple sclerosis, multi system atrophy Haemorrhagic, ischaemic and unspecified stroke HIV |