BIP! Finder - Validity of ICD-10 codes for COVID-19 patients with hospital admissions or ED visits in Canada: a retrospective cohort study

2022 • Validity of ICD-10 codes for COVID-19 patients with hospital admissions or ED visits in Canada: a retrospective cohort study

Authors: Guosong Wu, Adam G D'Souza, Hude Quan, Danielle A Southern, Erik Youngson, Tyler Williamson, Cathy Eastwood, Yuan Xu

Venue: BMJ Open

Type: Publication

Abstract: ObjectiveTo evaluate the validity of COVID-19 International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) codes and their combinations.DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingAcute care hospitals and emergency departments (EDs) in Alberta, Canada.ParticipantsPatients who were admitted to hospital or presented to an ED in Alberta, as captured by local administrative databases between 1 March 2020 and 28 February 2021, who had a positive COVID-19 test and/or a COVID-19-related ICD-10 code.Main outcome measuresThe sensitivity, positive predic... (read more)

Topics: Emergency medicine Pediatrics Internal medicine

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057838

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