Validation of septic arthritis diagnosis and disease characteristics in West Sweden
ICD-10 codes for septic arthritis have a positive predictive value of 91% in relation to the Newman criteria in Swedish hospital care, making the utilisation of ICD-10 codes a reliable data source for future epidemiological studies.
Authors
- Mats Dehlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5165-0968)
- Tao Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9039-0628)
- Hanna Alexandersson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0595-8854)
Institutions
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2025.2492606
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- Medicinska Forskningsrådet