Validation of algorithms to identify elective percutaneous coronary interventions in administrative databases.

BACKGROUND:Elective percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are difficult to discriminate from non-elective PCI in administrative data due to non-specific encounter codes, limiting the ability to track outcomes, ensure appropriate medical management, and/or perform research on patients who undergo...

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Main Authors: Catherine G Derington, Lauren J Heath, David P Kao, Thomas Delate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231100