Validation of hospital discharge diagnoses for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Birgitte M LuefLouise B AndersenKristina M RenaultEllen A NohrJan Stener JørgensenHenrik T ChristesenPublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2017)
Discharge diagnoses substantially underestimated the prevalence of preeclampsia, especially severe preeclampsia. Misclassification was most common in obese preeclamptic women. These findings depict the limitations associated with the direct use of discharge diagnoses of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy for research purposes.