Positive Predictive Value of the Giant Cell Arteritis Diagnosis in the Danish National Patient Registry: A Validation Study.

Peter Engholm Hjort Philip Therkildsen Berit Dalsgaard NielsenIb Tønder HansenMette NørgaardAnnette de ThurahEllen Margrethe Hauge

Published in: Clinical epidemiology (2020)

This is the first study to validate the diagnostic code of GCA in the DNPR. The overall PPV of GCA in the DNPR was 62%. Requiring redeemed prescriptions of GCs and/or GCA-related hospital contacts increase the PPV, but also excludes a significant number of GCA patients.

Keyphrases

giant cell
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
healthcare
peritoneal dialysis
case report
quality improvement
emergency department
patient reported
adverse drug