Time trends and outcomes of gastrostomy placement in a Swedish national cohort over two decades

Table 1 Indication for gastrostomy based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems version 10, adapted for use in Sweden

Indication	Subgroup (ICD-10 codes)	n	% of total
Malignancy		9103	18.7
	Head and neck cancer (C00-C14)	2670	5.5
	Esophageal cancer (C15)	1784	3.7
	Other gastrointestinal malignancies (C16-C26)	3539	7.3
	Laryngeal cancer (C32-C33)	469	1.0
	Lung cancer (C34)	384	0.8
	Malignant brain tumors (C70-C72)	257	0.5
Neurological diseases		8129	16.7
	Dementia (F00-F03)	1251	2.6
	Meningitis/encephalitis (G00-G07)	147	0.3
	Neurodegenerative disorders (G10-G37)	3185	6.5
	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (G12.2)	2276	4.7
	Neuromuscular disorders (G70-G73)	349	0.7
	Cerebral palsy (G80)	921	0.9
Cerebrovascular lesions		9196	18.9
	Hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke (I60-I63)	8263	17.0
	Traumatic brain injury (S06)	933	1.9
Non-malignant gastrointestinal conditions		9588	19.7
	Non-malignant diseases of the esophagus (K22)	1318	2.7
	Peptic ulcer with perforation (K25-K28)	1560	3.2
	Hiatal hernia (K44)	596	1.2
	Bowel obstruction (K56)	1587	3.3
	Other gastrointestinal diseases (e.g., bowel perforations, pancreatitis)	4527	9.3
Other/missing		12666	26.0
Total		48682	100

ICD-10: International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems version 10.