Validity of the coding for appendicitis, appendectomy, and diagnostic laparoscopy in the Danish National Patient Registry.
Siv FonnesRune ErichsenJacob RosenbergPublished in: Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society (2023)
The diagnostic accuracy of appendicitis and appendectomy in routinely collected administrative health data is good for ICD-10 codes for appendicitis in combination with a surgical code and especially for laparoscopic appendectomy. Uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis can be distinguished with some caution.