Positive predictive value of ICD-9 codes 410 and 411 in the identification of cases of acute coronary syndromes in the Saskatchewan Hospital Automated Database

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 842-852

  Varas Lorenzo, Cristina ^a,b,f   Castellsague, Jordi ^a,b   Stang, Mary Rose ^c   Tomas, Luis ^d   Aguado, Jaume ^e   Perez Gutthann, Susana ^a,b  

^a RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c Saskatchewan Health   (Canada)

^d Hospital Sant Pau   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Automated health databases; ICD 9 410; ICD 9 411; Positive predictive value; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEART ENZYME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANADA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; ASPIRIN; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SASKATCHEWAN; SMOKING;

EID: 50249104815     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1619     Document Type: Article

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