METHODS :A single center observational cohort study used ICD-10 codes to identify records for adults admitted to the ED with a hospital discharge diagnosis of pneumonia. The primary outcome was proportion of patients with early de-escalation on an MRSA-active agent (鈮 1 dose). Secondary ...
template for the primary care diagnosis and coding of acute rhinosinusitis is shown in Figure 3 (see Appendix A at www.thepcrj.org) and with Read and ICD codes for international use. 6. Zacharek MA, Krouse JH. The role of allergy in chronic rhinosinusitis. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck...
10-12 A crosswalk available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was used to convert previously published definitions that contained ICD-9 codes to ICD-10 codes. Changes in Outcomes We used a controlled interrupted time series approach to measure changes in outcomes asso...
Objective - We estimated the prevalence and incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in central Finland up to 2000. Rates were compared with those in other areas in Finland. Material and method - MS cases were identified in the hospital registry by ICD codes for demyelinating diseases from 1979 to...
A retrospective study using the national electronic health databases of England (Hospital Episodes Statistics, HES online) and Wales (Patient Episodes Database of Wales, PEDW) was undertaken from 2000 to 2010 using the OPCS-4 codes E12-E17 (sinus surgery) and ICD10 code J01 (acute admission ...
according to their diabetes-related diagnostic codes (ICD-9-CM: 250, diagnosed at one inpatient or three outpatient visits). We compared the differences in the bacterial composition of NSA between the two groups. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the CGMH approved this study (IRB number:...
The subjects without CRS and other upper airway disorders, who were identified using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) diagnosis codes, including acute respiratory infections (ICD-9 code 460, 461.x, 462, 463, 464.x, 465.x, 466.x) and other diseases of upper ...