A scheme based on ICD-10 diagnoses and drug prescriptions to stage chronic kidney disease severity in healthcare administrative records.

Journal: Clinical kidney journal
Published Date: Aug 2, 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Information about renal function is important for drug safety studies using administrative health databases. However, serum creatinine values are seldom available in these registries. Our aim was to develop and test a simple scheme for stratification of renal function without access to laboratory test results.

Authors

  • Leif Friberg
    Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Sciences at Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Alessandro Gasparini
    University of Leicester, Department of Health Sciences, Leicester, UK.
  • Juan Jesus Carrero
    Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stockholm, Sweden.

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