Table 4 Heterogeneity Assessment of mortality causes at Yaoundé Central Hospital in 2021 using the International classification of Disease-11, (n = 54)
From: Mortality and morbidity patterns in Yaoundé, Cameroon: an ICD-11 classification-based analysis
Unit | Cause of mortality | ICD Evaluation n (%) | Total (100%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Homogeneous | Heterogeneous | |||
Cardiology | ||||
Stroke | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | |
Hemorrhagic stroke | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | |
Ischemic stroke | 0 (0.0) | 13 (100.0) | 13 (100.0) | |
Pulmonary embolism | 6 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100.0) | |
Bilateral acute embolism | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | 4 (100.0) | |
Hypertension | 11 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (100.0) | |
Myocardial infarction | 5 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100.0) | |
Total | 26 (54.2) | 22 (45.8) | 48 (100.0) | |
Medical emergency | ||||
Cardiac and respiratory arrest | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | |
Seizure | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | |
Encephalopathy | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | |
Total | 3 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100.0) | |
Surgical emergency | ||||
Snake bite | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | |
Peritonitis | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | |
Severe head trauma | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | |
Total | 3 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100.0) | |