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The validity of hospital diagnostic and procedure codes reflecting morbidity in preterm neonates born <32 weeks gestation.

Kelli K RyckmanPaul J HoldeferEva SileoClaire CarlsonNancy WeathersElizabeth A JasperHyunkeun ChoScott P OltmanJohn M DagleLaura L Jelliffe-PawlowskiElizabeth E Rogers
Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2023)
Diagnostic hospital billing codes were observed to be a valid metric to evaluate preterm neonatal morbidities and surgeries except in the instance of more ambiguous diagnoses such as NEC and NEC surgery.
Keyphrases
  • gestational age
  • low birth weight
  • preterm infants
  • preterm birth
  • minimally invasive
  • healthcare
  • acute care
  • adverse drug
  • coronary artery bypass
  • drug induced