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