Table 3 Change in serum creatinine from baseline in all patients with and without an ICD-10 N17x code for AKI (referred to as code positive or code negative)
From: Validation of administrative database codes for acute kidney injury in kidney transplant recipients
Diagnostic coding algorithm | Code | Number | Absolute change (μmol/L) Median (IQR) | Relative change (%)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All diagnoses | + | 74 | 104.2 (57.0 to 158.0) | 56.9 (35.0 to 111.4) |
− | 450 | 16.0 (−3.0 to 41.0) | 12.9 (−2.2 to 30.5) | |
Admission diagnosis | + | 54 | 109.0 (62.0 to 161.0) | 64.0 (35.0 to 122.1) |
− | 470 | 18.0 (−2.0 to 45.0) | 13.8 (−1.5 to 32.5) | |
Main diagnosis/most responsible diagnosis | + | 25 | 128.0 (57.0 to 160.0) | 71.3 (27.4 to 122.1) |
− | 499 | 19.0 (−1.0 to 51.0) | 15.3 (−0.7 to 37.4) |