Accuracy of the modified Global Burden of Disease International Classification of Diseases coding methods for identifying sepsis: a prospective multicentre cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study assessed the accuracy of three International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes methods derived from Global Burden of Disease (GBD) sepsis study (modified GBD method) in identifying sepsis, compared to the Angus method. Sources of errors in these methods were also reported.

Methods

Prospective multicentre, observational, study. Emergency Department patients aged ≥ 16 years with high sepsis risk from nine hospitals in NSW, Australia were screened for clinical sepsis using Sepsis 3 criteria and coded as having sepsis or not using the modified GBD and Angus methods. The three modified GBD methods were: Explicit-sepsis-specific ICD code recorded; Implicit-sepsis-specific code or infection as primary ICD code plus organ dysfunction code; Implicit plus-as

SUBMITTER: Kumar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12128331 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature