Patients with KFRT were identified using a combination of the ICD-10-CM codes (N18-N19, Z49, Z94.0, and Z99.2) and a special code assigned to patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis for ≥3 months or those with a transplant kidney (V001, procedure-related ...
First, it relied on administrative claims data and the use of ICD-10-CM codes for identifying the study cohort, introducing inherent limitations associated with data accuracy and completeness. Second, due to data constraints, information regarding the frequency and content of podiatry ...
eTable 1.ICD-10 Codes Used to Define Renal Cause Hospitalization eTable 2. Baseline Characteristics of ACEI/ARB Users and Nonusers continued, After Propensity Score Matching eFigure 1. Study Flow Diagram eFigure 2. Forest Plots for Renal Cause Hospitalization Associated With Angiotensin-Converting ...
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The annual cost was further increased in patients developing complications associated with CKD, such as stroke, acute kidney injury, haemodialysis or kidney transplant, and cardiovascular disease [2]. In spite of the variability of dimensions involved, most previous studies on CKD costs were performed...
1a. After using diagnostic and procedure codes to first identify and categorize patients with ESRD on dialysis or those with a kidney transplant, the algorithm uses rule-based filters to eliminate lab values measured concurrently with acute conditions known to impact the steady state of creatinine ...
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The presence of hypertension was defined according to the presence of at least one claim per year under ICD-10 codes I10–I13 and I15 and at least one claim per year for the prescription of an antihypertensive agent or systolic/diastolic blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg in the health ...
We excluded patients who died on their index date as well as those treated with maintenance dialysis or kidney transplant before or on the index date. Ethics approval and waiver of patient consent were granted from the Conjoint Health Research Ethics Review Board at the University of Calgary, ...
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