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ABSTRACT: Background
Clinical research requires that diagnostic codes captured from routinely collected health administrative data accurately identify individuals with a disease.Objective
In this study, we validated the International Classification of Disease 10th Revision (ICD-10) definition for kidney transplant rejection (T86.100) and for kidney transplant failure (T86.101).Design
Retrospective cohort study.Setting
A large, regional transplantation center in Ontario, Canada.Patients
All adult kidney transplant recipients from 2002 to 2018.Measurements
Chart review was undertaken to identify the first occurrence of biopsy-confirmed rejection and graft loss for all participants. For each observation, we determined the first date a single ICD-10 code T86.100 or T86.101 was recorded as a hospital encounter discharge diagnosis.Methods
Using chart review as the gold standard, we determined the sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value (PPV) for the ICD-10 codes T86.100 and T86.101.Results
Our study population comprised of 1,258 kidney transplant recipients. The prevalence of rejection and death-censored graft loss were 15.6 and 9.1%, respectively. For the ICD-10 rejection code (T86.100), sensitivity was 72.9% (95% confidence interval [CI], 66.6-79.2), specificity 97.5% (96.5-98.4), and PPV 83.8% (78.3-89.4). For the ICD-10 graft loss code (T86.101), sensitivity was 21.2% (95% CI, 13.2-29.3), specificity 86.3% (84.3-88.3), and PPV 11.7% (7.0-16.4).Limitations
Single-center study which may limit generalizability of our findings.Conclusions
A single ICD-10 code for kidney transplant rejection (T86.100) was present in 84% of true kidney transplant rejections and is an accurate way of identifying kidney transplant recipients with rejection using administrative health data. The ICD-10 code for graft failure (T86.101) performed poorly and should not be used for administrative health research.
SUBMITTER: Massicotte-Azarniouch D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7747098 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Massicotte-Azarniouch David D Sood Manish M MM Fergusson Dean A DA Knoll Greg A GA
Canadian journal of kidney health and disease 20201216
<h4>Background</h4>Clinical research requires that diagnostic codes captured from routinely collected health administrative data accurately identify individuals with a disease.<h4>Objective</h4>In this study, we validated the International Classification of Disease 10th Revision (ICD-10) definition for kidney transplant rejection (T86.100) and for kidney transplant failure (T86.101).<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>A large, regional transplantation center in Ontario, Can ...[more]