Accurate classification of carotid endarterectomy indication using physician claims and hospital discharge data

• Main Authors: Stephen van Gaal (Author), Arshia Alimohammadi (Author), Amy Y. X. Yu (Author), Mohammad Ehsanul Karim (Author), Wei Zhang (Author), Jason M. Sutherland (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background and purpose Studies of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) require stratification by symptomatic vs asymptomatic status because of marked differences in benefits and harms. In administrative datasets, this classification has been done using hospital discharge diagnosis codes of uncertai...