International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Codes Fail to Accurately Identify Injection Drug Use Associated Endocarditis Cases.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Infective endocarditis (IE) secondary to injection drug use (IDU-IE) is a disease with high morbidity, cost, and rapid demographic evolution. Studies frequently utilize combinations of International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes to identify IDU-IE cases in electronic medical records. This is a validation of this identification strategy in a US cohort.

Methods

Records from January 1, 2004 to September 31, 2015 for those aged ≥18yo with any ICD-coded IE encounter (inpatient or outpatient) were retrieved from the electronic medical record and then manually reviewed and classified as IDU-IE by strict and inclusive criteria. This registry was then used to assess the diagnostic accuracy of 10 identification algorithms that combined substance use, he

SUBMITTER: Barnes E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8815841 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Feb 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature