Validation of mechanical ventilation coding in hospital discharge abstracts: a population data linkage study

Introduction Mechanical ventilation (MV) is an important intervention used in critically ill patients. Accurately identifying MV use in Hospital Discharge Abstracts will be extremely useful in population-based research. Although Canadian Institute for Health Information collects information on MV fo...

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Main Authors: Yao Nie, Kendiss Olafson, Jitender Sareen, Marina Yogendran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/700