Pulmonary oedema
Description
pulmonary edema: Excessive accumulation of extravascular fluid in the lung, an indication of a serious underlying disease or disorder. Pulmonary edema prevents efficient PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE in the PULMONARY ALVEOLI, and can be life-threatening.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | J10_PULMOEDEMA |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: J81, ICD-8: 51910 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: J81 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 129 | 60 | 69 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0.12 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 70.23 | 71.74 | 68.91 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 4.65 | 5.0 | 4.35 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 62.02 | 55.0 | 68.12 |