ICD-10 hospital discharge diagnosis codes were sensitive for identifying pulmonary embolism but not deep vein thrombosis
Journal of Clinical EpidemiologyPublished 3 December 2009
Pierre Casez, José Labarère, Marie‐Antoinette Sevestre, Myriam Haddouche, Xavier Courtois, Sandrine Mercier
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ICD-10 discharge diagnosis codes yield satisfactory sensitivity for identifying objectively confirmed PE, and a substantial proportion of DVT cases are missed when using hospital discharge data for complication screening or research purposes.
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ICD-10 discharge diagnosis codes yield satisfactory sensitivity for identifying objectively confirmed PE. A substantial proportion of DVT cases are missed when using hospital discharge data for complication screening or research purposes.
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