The validity of ICD codes coupled with imaging procedure codes for identifying acute venous thromboembolism using administrative data

In conclusion, when coupled with relevant imaging codes, VTE diagnostic codes obtained from administrative data provide a relatively sensitive and very specific method to ascertain acute VTE.

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Source: Vascular Medicine - August 7, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Alotaibi, G. S., Wu, C., Senthilselvan, A., McMurtry, M. S. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research