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Table 1 ICD-10 Diagnoses that are classified as potentially life-limiting diseases

From: Palliative patients under anaesthesiological care: a single-centre retrospective study on incidence, demographics and outcome

Disease entity

ICD-10 code

Malignant neoplasms

C00-C97

Neurological diseases

 

 Systemic atrophies

G10-G14

 Persistent vegetative state

G93.8

 Dementia

F00-F03

AIDS

B22

Advanced COPD (Gold classification IV)

J44.00, J44.10, J44.80, J44.90

Advanced CHF (NYHA classification IV)

I50.14

  1. ICD-10 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CHF Chronic heart failure, NYHA New York Heart Association
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BMC Anesthesiology

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