Validity of Hospital Discharge Diagnosis Codes for Stroke: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study [Clinical Sciences]
Conclusions—
A new AHA/ASA discharge code grouping to identify stroke had similar PPV and lower sensitivity compared with an alternative code grouping. Accuracy varied by patient characteristics and study sites.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Jones, S. A., Gottesman, R. F., Shahar, E., Wruck, L., Rosamond, W. D. Tags: Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research
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