Clinical coding of prospectively identified paediatric adverse drug reactions--a retrospective review of patient records.

ABSTRACT:

Background

National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in the UK use a system of coding for patient episodes. The coding system used is the International Classification of Disease (ICD-10). There are ICD-10 codes which may be associated with adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and there is a possibility of using these codes for ADR surveillance. This study aimed to determine whether ADRs prospectively identified in children admitted to a paediatric hospital were coded appropriately using ICD-10.

Methods

The electronic admission abstract for each patient with at least one ADR was reviewed. A record was made of whether the ADR(s) had been coded using ICD-10.

Results

Of 241 ADRs, 76 (31.5%) were coded using at least one ICD-10 ADR code. Of the oncology ADRs, 70/115 (61%) were code

SUBMITTER: Bellis JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4290086 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature