Database Tracking in Gender-Affirming Surgery: Are Patients Falling Through the Cracks?

Ton C DoanKasey Leigh Wood MatabelePeter J NicksicKatherine M GastSamuel O Poore

Published in: WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin (2023)

Heterogeneity in coding practices for gender-affirming surgery led to an uncharacteristically small cohort of transfeminine vaginoplasty patients captured in the database. Current diagnostic and procedure-specific codes are nonspecific and unbundled, hindering accurate assessment of the incidence of standard surgical complications.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
minimally invasive
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
healthcare
primary care
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
mass spectrometry
single cell
atrial fibrillation
adverse drug
community dwelling