Sensitivity of discharge diagnosis ICD-9 codes for pediatric venous thromboembolism is greater than specificity, but still suboptimal for surveillance and clinical research

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 662-663

  Branchford, Brian R ^a   Gibson, Elizabeth ^b   Manco Johnson, Marilyn J ^b   Goldenberg, Neil A ^b  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; HUMAN; JUGULAR VEIN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; THROMBOSIS; VEIN EMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CHILD; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84860480047     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: 18792472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2011.10.032     Document Type: Letter

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