Validity of diagnostic codes and estimation of prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers using a large electronic medical record database.

Avivit CahnTalya AltarasTal AgamiOri LiranColette E TouatyMichel DrahyRena PollackItamar RazGabriel ChodickInbar Zucker

Published in: Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews (2018)

Diagnostic codes alone cannot be used reliably to create a DFU registry. Nevertheless, the data collected provide an estimate of the prevalence of DFU among patients included in the MHS diabetes registry.

Keyphrases

risk factors
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
electronic health record
big data
glycemic control
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle