What question did this study set out to answer?

Evaluate the effectiveness of ICD-10 codes in identifying head injury admissions in hospitals.

January 1, 1999Brain Injury

ICD-10 codes detect only a proportion of all head injury admissions

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Authors

Data show that ICD-10 codes capture only a portion of head injury admissions, highlighting reporting gaps.

Evaluate the effectiveness of ICD-10 codes in identifying head injury admissions in hospitals.
Data collected from an A&E department's case register on head injury admissions between 1 April 1996 and 31 March 1997.
Comparison was made between the A&E register and the ICD-10 coded list from the health authority's database.
Analysis included age-based incidence rates and duration of hospital stays.
37% of the A&E cases matched with ICD-10 codes, while 41% of the ICD-10 cases matched with A&E records.
Incidence of head injury was three times higher in the 0-15 age group compared to the 16-64 age group.
14% of patients had hospital stays longer than 72 hours, while 72% had stays of less than 48 hours.

Shoumitro Deb (1999) studied this question.

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark