Development of an ICD Coding Definition for Inflammatory Bowel ...
Development of an ICD Coding Definition for Inflammatory Bowel ...
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Number <strong>of</strong> subjects with at least one hospitalization <strong>an</strong>d frequency <strong>of</strong> IBD diagnostic<br />
codes in hospital discharge abstracts among IBD <strong>an</strong>d non-IBD patients are shown in<br />
Diagram 1.<br />
Diagram 1. Number <strong>of</strong> admissions <strong>an</strong>d IBD diagnostic codes in IBD <strong>an</strong>d non-IBD<br />
patients.<br />
IBD patients had a medi<strong>an</strong> number <strong>of</strong> two hospitalizations with a diagnostic code <strong>of</strong> IBD<br />
within the period <strong>of</strong> 1994-2004 (Me<strong>an</strong>, 2.5±3.1; r<strong>an</strong>ge, 0-33). Within the same period<br />
IBD patients had a medi<strong>an</strong> number <strong>of</strong> 1 hospitalization with a most responsible diagnosis<br />
<strong>of</strong> IBD (Me<strong>an</strong>, 1.4±2.1; r<strong>an</strong>ge, 0-20).<br />
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