Papilloedema, unspecified

optic papillitis: Swelling of the optic disk, usually in association with increased intracranial pressure, characterized by hyperemia, blurring of the disk margins, microhemorrhages, blind spot enlargement, and engorgement of retinal veins. Chronic papilledema may cause optic atrophy and visual loss. (Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p175)

Endpoint definition

Name H7_PAPILLOEDEMA
Long name Papilloedema, unspecified
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: H471, ICD-8: 37791
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: H471, ICD-8: 37791
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 4
First defined in version DF2
Latin name Oedema papillae non specificatum

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 251 152 99
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.12 0.12 0.11
Mean age at first event (years) 45.86 43.12 50.06
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 4.78 2.63 8.08

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1.0 1.0 1.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 41.04 41.45 40.40

Survival analyses between endpoints

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Papilloedema, unspecified