110
National Medical Care Statistics 2014
Figure 11.5.2: Ten most common procedures performed in private clinics in 2014
Comprise multiple ICPC-2 codes see Appendix 4
11.6 DIAGNOSES WITH ADVICECOUNSELLING AND PROCEDURES
Table 11.6.1 and Table 11.6.2 list the top 10 diagnoses managed with advicecounselling and procedures, respectively.
• The three diagnoses for which advice and counselling were provided most frequently were all chronic diseases: hypertension 20.6 of all advicecounselling provided, diabetes 18.5 and lipid
disorder 13.9. Together, these three conditions accounted for over half 52.9 of all advicecounselling given as part of patient management in primary care.
• Patients with asthma, for whom nebulisation forms an important part of the treatment procedure, contributed to the largest proportion 8.5 of all diagnoses managed with a procedure.
0.1 0.2
0.2 0.3
0.3 0.5
0.9 1.4
2.0 3.0
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 Medical examination completepartial
Contraception procedure Administrative procedure
Incisiondrainageflushingaspirationremoval body fluid
Repairfixation - suturecastprosthetic device applyremove
Excisionremoval tissuebiopsydestruction debridementcauterisation
Immunisation Other therapeutic medicationprocedures minor
surgery Dressingpressurecompressiontamponade
Injectioninfiltration
Rate per 100 encounters
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Table 11.6.1: Ten most common diagnoses managed with advicecounselling in primary care clinics in 2014
Rank Diagnosis
Unweighted count
n = 10,634 Weighted
count n = 102,779
Percent of diagnoses
with advice and
counselling n = 102,779
Rate per 100 encounters
95CI n = 325,818
Rate per 100 contacts with
each diagnosis 95 CI
1 Hypertension - all
2,394 21,128
20.6 6.5 5.2–7.8
37.6 32.6–42.6 Hypertension -
cardiovascular 2,378
20,998 20.4
6.4 5.1–7.8 37.5 32.5–42.5
Hypertension in pregnancy
16 130
0.1 0.0 0.0–0.1
42.5 20.4–64.7 2
Diabetes - all 2,014
19,018 18.5
5.8 4.3–7.4 52.0 45.1–58.9
Diabetes - non- gestational
1,927 18,282
17.8 5.6 4.1–7.1
51.6 44.5–58.6 Gestational diabetes
87 737
0.7 0.2 0.1–0.3
64.0 49.8–78.2 3
Lipid disorder 1,562
14,286 13.9
4.4 3.2–5.6 41.2 34.6–47.8
4 Upper respiratory tract
infection 879
8,290 8.1
2.5 2.0–3.1 11.3 8.9–13.7
5 Asthma
183 2,537
2.5 0.8 0.4–1.1
27.2 18.1–36.2 6
Medical examination - pregnancy
224 2,127
2.1 0.7 0.4–0.9
22.5 14.6–30.4 7
Gastroenteritis 197
2,106 2.0
0.6 0.5–0.8 16.0 12.0–20.1
8 Stomach function
disorder 178
1,660 1.6
0.5 0.4–0.6 19.0 13.9–24.1
9 Musculoskeletal
symptomcomplaints 158
1,623 1.6
0.5 04–0.6 12.0 8.7–15.2
10 Fever
169 1,569
1.5 0.5 0.3–0.7
13.9 8.3–19.6
Comprise multiple ICPC-2 codes see Appendix 4
Chapter 11 : AdviceCounselling and Procedures
