Validity of ICD-10-CM diagnoses to identify hospitalizations for serious infections among patients treated with biologic therapies.
Vincent Lo ReDena M CarbonariJerry JacobWilliam R ShortCharles E LeonardJennifer G LyonsAdee KennedyJolene DamonNicole HaugEsther H ZhouDavid J GrahamCheryl N McMahill-WalravenLauren E ParlettVinit NairMano SelvanYunping ZhouGaia PocobelliJudith C MaroMichael D NguyenPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2021)
The ICD-10-CM-based algorithm for hospitalization for serious infection among patients dispensed biologic therapies within the Sentinel Distributed Database had 80% PPV for confirmed events and could be considered for use within pharmacoepidemiologic studies.