Algorithm for the diagnosis of anaphylaxis and its validation using population-based data on emergency department visits for anaphylaxis in Florida.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiologic studies of anaphylaxis have been limited by significant underdiagnosis.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a method for capturing previously unidentified anaphylaxis cases by using International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) based datasets.

Methods

Florida emergency department data for the years 2005 and 2006 from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration were used. Patients with anaphylaxis were identified by using ICD-9-CM codes specifically indicating anaphylaxis or an ICD-9-CM algorithm based on the definition of anaphylaxis proposed at the 2005 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network symposium. Cases

SUBMITTER: Harduar-Morano L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4158741 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature