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Table 2 Primary non-cancer diagnosis (N = 87)

From: Comparison of terminally ill cancer- vs. non-cancer patients in specialized palliative home care in Germany – a single service analysis

Primary non-cancer diagnosis

ICD-10

Percentage

Diseases of the

Nervous system (e. g. Morbus Parkinson)

F03, G00-G99

35 (40 %)

 

Circulatory system (e. g. Heart Failure)

I00-I99

16 (19 %)

 

Genitourinary system (e. g. UTI sepsis)

N00-N99

12 (14 %)

 

Respiratory system (e. g. COPD)

J00-J99

12 (14 %)

 

Digestive system (e. g. Liver Cirrhosis)

K00-K93

9 (10 %)

 

Musculoskeletal system (e. g. Osteopathy)

M00-M99

2 (2 %)

 

Infectious and parasitic diseases (e. g. HIV)

A00-B99

1 (1 %)

Overall

  

87 (100 %)