Can text-search methods of pathology reports accurately identify patients with rectal cancer in large administrative databases?

Can text-search methods of pathology reports accurately identify patients with rectal cancer in large administrative databases?

Background: The aim of this study is to derive and to validate a cohort of rectal cancer surgical patients within administrative datasets using text-search analysis of pathology reports. Materials and Methods: A text-search algorithm was developed and validated on pathology reports from 694 known re...

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Main Authors: Reilly P Musselman, Deanna Rothwell, Rebecca C Auer, Husein Moloo, Robin P Boushey, Carl van Walraven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Pathology Informatics
Subjects:
Administrative databases
pathology reports
rectal cancer
text search
Online Access:http://www.jpathinformatics.org/article.asp?issn=2153-3539;year=2018;volume=9;issue=1;spage=18;epage=18;aulast=Musselman

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