Table 3 Heterogeneity assessment of morbidity causes at Yaoundé Central Hospital 2021 using the International classification of Disease-11, (n = 200)
From: Mortality and morbidity patterns in Yaoundé, Cameroon: an ICD-11 classification-based analysis
Unit | Cause of morbidity | ICD Evaluation n (%) | Total (100%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Homogeneous | Heterogeneous | |||
Cardiology | ||||
Ischemic stroke | 0 (0.0) | 18 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | |
Haemorrhagic stroke | 0 (0.0) | 15 (100.0) | 15 (100.0) | |
Moderate stroke | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 2 (100.0) | |
Pulmonary embolism | 3 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | |
Dyspnoea | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 8 (100.0) | |
Vein thrombosis | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | 4 (100.0) | |
Total | 8 (16.0) | 42 (84.0) | 50 (100.0) | |
Medical emergency | ||||
Severe anaemia | 11 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (100.0) | |
Haemorrhagic stroke | 0 (0.0) | 21 (100.0) | 21 (100.0) | |
Ischemic stroke | 0 (0.0) | 15 (100.0) | 15 (100.0) | |
Renal colic | 0 (0.0) | 27 (100.0) | 27 (100.0) | |
Severe malaria | 30 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (100.0) | |
Total | 41 (39.0) | 63 (61.0) | 104 (100.0) | |
Surgical emergency | ||||
2nd degree burn | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100.0) | 6 (100.0) | |
Ankle fracture | 3 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100.0) | |
Distal fracture of the right tibia | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | 4 (100.0) | |
Superficial 2nd degree burn | 0 (0.0) | 8 (100.0) | 8 (100.0) | |
Bilateral femoral hernia | 0 (0.0) | 12 (100.0) | 12 (100.0) | |
Left incarcerated inguinal hernia | 0 (0.0) | 7 (100.0) | 7 (100.0) | |
Strangulated umbilical hernia | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100.0) | 6 (100.0) | |
Total | 3 (7.0) | 43 (83.0) | 46 (100.0) | |