Poor Identification of Emergency Department Acute Recreational Drug Toxicity Presentations Using Routine Hospital Coding Systems: the Experience in Denmark, Switzerland and the UK.

David Michael WoodLuke De La RueAli A HosinGesche JurgensEvangelia LiakoniFritdjof HeyerdahlKnut Erik HovdaAlison DinesIsabelle GiraudonMatthias E LiechtiPaul I Dargan

Published in: Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology (2019)

While the majority of primary and secondary codes applied related to ARDT, often they did not identify the actual drug(s) involved. This was due to both inconsistencies in the ICD-10 codes applied and lack of ICD-10 codes for the drugs/NPS. Further work and education is needed to improve consistency of use of current ICD-10 and future potential ICD-11 coding systems.

Keyphrases

emergency department
drug induced
adverse drug
healthcare
liver failure
current status
aortic dissection
oxide nanoparticles
acute respiratory distress syndrome