Accuracy of ICD9 and ICD 10 Codes for Clostridium difficile Among Ulcerative Colitis Patients Maria Negron, DVM, MSc,1 Herman Barkema, DVM, PhD,1 Kevin Rioux, MD, PhD,1 Jeroen De Buck, MSc, PhD,1 Sylvia Checkley, DVM, PhD,1 Paul Beck, MD, PhD,1 Levinus Dieleman, MD, PhD,2 ...
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) may worsen the prognosis of ulcerative colitis (UC). The objectives of this study were to: (i) validate the International Classification of Diseases-10 (ICD-10) code for C. difficile; (ii) determine the risk of C. difficile infection after diagnosis of ...
The association between ulcerative colitis (UC) and uterine cervical cancer is still unclear. To investigate cervical cancer risk in South Korean women with UC, we analyzed the Korean National Health Insurance claims data. UC was defined using both ICD-10 codes and UC-specific prescriptions. We ...
METHODS. This study was a secondary analysis of patients (>18 years) with UC (ICD-10 code: K51) who received at least two claims of CVT (index data defined as first CVT), between January 2011 and February 2020, in the DATASUS database. UC IC was defined as at least one claim (...
Our objective was to calculate the costs associated with both in and outpatient attendances and endoscopies in the 24 months following the first non-elective (NE) admission for ulcerative colitis in a UK population. Methods Hospital Episode Statistics data for 2011/2 for all clinical commissioning...
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) therapy management is complex and typically begins with conventional therapy (CVT) followed by biologic drugs. For many years, CVTs were the only available option for the treatment of UC in the public healthcare system in Brazil (SUS). Biologic therapy was only available...
PWE-005The True Cost of Ulcerative Colitis (UC) in The UK – 24 Months Following The First Non-Elective AdmissionIntroductionInflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) has a prevalence of around 400 in 100,000 in the UK, with the prevalence of UC specifically of around 243 per 100,000. This gives ...
Each HES record has a Healthcare Resource Group (HRG) code that is linked to the national tariff. International Classification of Diseases – 10 (ICD-10) diagnosis codes related to UC were used to identify patients.ResultsIn the 24 months leading up to the first non-elective admission for ...
The aim of the study was to compare the risk of colectomy for ulcerative colitis (UC) in SA migrants to Caucasians.MethodPatients with UC were identified from a national administrative dataset (Hospital Episode Statistics – HES) between 1997–2012 according to ICD-10 diagnosis code K51 for UC...