Validity of hospital ICD-10-GM codes to identify anaphylaxis.

Dominik de SordiSanny KappenFabian Otto-SobotkaAnke KulschewskiAndreas WeylandLia GutierrezJoan FortunyJonas Reinold Cristina Rebordosa Antje Timmer

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2021)

The PPV of the main algorithm seems of acceptable validity for use in comparative safety research but will underestimate absolute risks by about a third. Restriction to primary discharge codes markedly improves PPV to the expense of reducing sensitivity.

Keyphrases

machine learning
healthcare
deep learning
human health
emergency department
drug induced