Table 2 Postdischarge adverse outcomes by pathology category and person giving treatment (Leiden University Medical Centre, surgical patient admissions during 2003)
Pathology categoryTreatment given by
GPSpecialistOtherTotal, n (%)
Inflammation/infection (O)431639215 (38.8%)
Symptoms without diagnosis (K)3361296 (17.3%)
Functional disorder excl. immunological or psychological disorders (G)165066 (11.9%)
Abnormal wound healing (W)113344 (7.9%)
Accumulation/leakage of body fluids (V)336140 (7.2%)
Bleeding/haematoma (B)12021 (3.8%)
Injury by mechanical/physical–chemical cause (L)115218 (3.2%)
Thrombosis/embolism (T)1313 (2.3%)
Rejection/allergy/other immunological reaction (A)26210 (1.8%)
Necrosis/infarction (N)415 (0.9%)
Fistula forming (F)44 (0.7%)
Procedure defined insufficient result of treatment (R)44 (0.7%)
Ischaemia (I)33 (0.5%)
Psychological disturbance (P)123 (0.5%)
Pressure sores (D)112 (0.4%)
Shock (S)22 (0.4%)
Other/non-specified category88 (1.4%)
Total, n (%)112 (20.2%)422 (76.2%)20 (3.6%)554 (100%)