Case definitions for acute myocardial infarction in administrative databases and their impact on in-hospital mortality rates.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify validated ICD-9-CM/ICD-10 coded case definitions for acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Data sources

Ovid Medline (1950-2010) was searched to identify studies that validated acute myocardial infarction (AMI) case definitions. Hospital discharge abstract data and chart data were linked to validate identified AMI definitions.

Study design

Systematic literature review, chart review, and administrative data analysis.

Data collection/extraction methods

Data on sensitivity/specificity/positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV) were extracted from previous studies to identify validated case definitions for AMI. These case definitions were validated in administrative data through chart review and applied to hospital discharge data to as

SUBMITTER: Metcalfe A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3589967 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature