Moderate sensitivity and high specificity of emergency department administrative data for transient ischemic attacks

• Main Authors: Amy Y. X. Yu (Author), Hude Quan (Author), Andrew McRae (Author), Gabrielle O. Wagner (Author), Michael D. Hill (Author), Shelagh B. Coutts (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Validation of administrative data case definitions is key for accurate passive surveillance of disease. Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a condition primarily managed in the emergency department. However, prior validation studies have focused on data after inpatient hospitaliza...