Carbon monoxide poisoning surveillance in the Veterans Health Administration, 2010-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to carbon monoxide (CO), the odorless, colorless gas resulting from incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons, is preventable. Despite the significant risk of morbidity and mortality associated with CO poisoning, there currently exists no active national CO surveillance system in the United States (U.S.). Our study aims to use electronic health record data to describe the epidemiology of CO poisoning in the Veterans Health Administration healthcare population.

Methods

We identified unique inpatient and outpatient encounters coded with International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes for CO poisoning and analyzed relevant demographic, laboratory, treatment, and death data from January 2010 through December 2017 for Veterans across all 50 U.S. states and Pu

SUBMITTER: Oda G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6376743 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature