Development and evaluation of a national administrative code-based system for estimation of hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism in Ireland
This study provides valuable insights into estimated HA-VTE rates, the contribution of each individual ICD-10-AM code to the overall HA-VTE rate and the PPV of the measure. Ongoing refinement and quality enhancement are needed.
Authors
- Barry Kevane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4119-2718)
- Maeve P. Crowley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2245-1227)
- Richard Daly
- Emer Gallagher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1167-4305)
- Ann Marie O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4738-0824)
- Deirdre Lynch
- Ciara Kirke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5402-9018)
- Fionnuala Ní Áinle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0163-792X)
- Therese Dalchan
- Ruth Buckley
- Jacqui Curley
Institutions
- Cork University Hospital (IE)
- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (IE)
- Health Service Executive (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084951
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00