Inaccuracies in ICD Coding for Obesity Would Be Expected to Bias Administrative Database Spine Studies Toward Overestimating the Impact of Obesity on Perioperative Adverse Outcomes
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DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002356
Abstract: Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. To determine if International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding for obesity is biased toward certain subgroups and how potential bias may influence the outcomes of database research in spine.… read more here.
Keywords: sensitivity icd; icd coding; obesity; coding obesity ... See more keywords