Diagnostic E-codes for commonly used, narrow therapeutic index medications poorly predict adverse drug events

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 561-571

  Leonard, Charles E ^a,b   Haynes, Kevin ^a   Localio, A Russell ^a,b   Hennessy, Sean ^a,b   Tjia, Jennifer ^c   Cohen, Abigail ^a,b   Kimmel, Stephen E ^a,b   Feldman, Harold I ^a,b   Metlay, Joshua P ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug events; Diagnostic coding; E codes; ICD 9 CM codes; Patient safety; Validation study

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIDOTE; COLESTYRAMINE; DIGOXIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; PHENYTOIN; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BLEEDING; BRADYCARDIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMA; CONFUSION; CONTUSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SAFETY; DYSARTHRIA; EPISTAXIS; FATIGUE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMATEMESIS; HEMATURIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOPTYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LEGAL EVIDENCE; LETHARGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MELENA; NAUSEA; PETECHIA; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STOMACH LAVAGE; STUTTERING; SYNCOPE; VALIDITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VOMITING; WEAKNESS;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIGOXIN; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PENNSYLVANIA; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHENYTOIN; WARFARIN;

EID: 42749087716     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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