Validation of administrative database codes for acute kidney injury in kidney transplant recipients
Conclusions
Similar to the general population, the ICD-10 N17x code misses many kidney transplant patients with AKI during their hospitalization. This makes the code unusable for studying the incidence and consequences of AKI in hospitalized kidney transplant patients.
Source: Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
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