Validity of bariatric surgery codes in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) GOLD compared with Hospital Episodes Statistics.

Theresa BurkardMarlene RauchSusan S Jick Christoph R Meier

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2021)

Our results suggest that using CPRD GOLD and HES data and a wide selection of surgery codes will result in the most complete and accurate capture of bariatric surgery events. Validity measures of CPRD GOLD bariatric surgery codes were identical in obese patients and more restrictive populations.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
obese patients
weight loss
gastric bypass
roux en y gastric bypass
clinical practice
silver nanoparticles
minimally invasive
healthcare
high resolution
electronic health record
machine learning
deep learning
adverse drug
mass spectrometry