Validity of cerebrovascular ICD-9-CM codes in healthcare administrative databases. The Umbria Data-Value Project.
Massimiliano OrsoFrancesco CozzolinoSerena AmiciMarcello De GiorgiDavid FranchiniPaolo EusebiAnna Julia HeymannGuido LombardoAnna MengoniAlessandro MontedoriGiuseppe AmbrosioIosief AbrahaPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Case ascertainment for both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke showed good or high levels of accuracy within the regional healthcare databases in Umbria. This database can confidently be employed for epidemiological, outcome, and health services research related to any type of stroke.