Validation of preterm birth related perinatal and neonatal data in the Canadian discharge abstract database to facilitate long-term outcomes research of individuals born preterm.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Canadian Institute of Health Information's (CIHI) Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) contains standardised administrative data on all hospitalisations in Canada, excluding Quebec.

Objectives

We aimed to validate preterm birth related perinatal and neonatal data in DAD by assessing its accuracy against the reference standard of the Canadian Neonatal Network (CNN) database.

Methods

We linked birth hospitalization data between the DAD and CNN databases for all neonates born <33 weeks gestational age (GA) admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Winnipeg, Canada, between 2010 and 2022. A comprehensive list of maternal and neonatal variables relevant to preterm birth was chosen a priori for validation. For categorical variables, we measured c

SUBMITTER: Louis D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11636633 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature