Table 1. AECOPD case definition derived from AHRQ ICD-9-CM codes. ICD-CM-9ICD-CM-10 CMS General Equivalence MappingICD-CM-9 Code Description A Principle Diagnosis of one of the following: 491.21 J44.1 Obstructive chronic bronchitis with (acute) exacerbation 491.22 J44.0 Obstructive chronic bronc...
Does hypertonic saline infusion with furosemide improve outcomes for patients with acute CHF exacerbation?EVIDENCE‐BASED ANSWER Perhaps. In patients treated for acute congestive heart failure (CHF), hypertonic saline infusion with furosemide decreases all‐cause mortality by 44&...
COPD; acute exacerbation; explainable machine learning; SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP); local explanation Graphical Abstract1. Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of mortality worldwide and imposes a substantial burden on health care systems, primarily...
The outcomes of interest included all-cause mortality, hospitalization, or death with a principal diagnosis of ischemic stroke (ICD-9-CM code 433.x, 434.x, or 436), hemorrhagic stroke (ICD-9-CM code 431 or 432) [6], CHF (ICD-9-CM code 428.x), major adverse cardiovascular events (...