Impact of Alternative Coding Schemes on Incidence Rates of Key Complications After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Background: Administrative data are commonly used to examine orthopedic outcomes including total hip arthroplasty (THA), but little is known about how minor analytic decisions impact results. Our objective was to examine how the rates of 3 adverse outcomes (deep vein thrombosis [DVT], pulmonary embo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2151458511435723 |