ACCURACY OF DEATH CERTIFICATES IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ALCOHOLIC LIVER-CIRRHOSIS

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作者
BLAKE, JE
COMPTON, KV
SCHMIDT, W
ORREGO, H
机构
[1] ONTARIO CLIN INST, ADDICT RES FDN,INST CLIN,SUITE 4002,33 RUSSELL ST, TORONTO M5S 2S1, ONTARIO, CANADA
[2] UNIV TORONTO, DEPT MED, TORONTO M5S 1A1, ONTARIO, CANADA
[3] UNIV TORONTO, DEPT PHARMACOL, TORONTO M5S 1A1, ONTARIO, CANADA
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ALCOHOL-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH | 1988年 / 12卷 / 01期
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10.1111/j.1530-0277.1988.tb00154.x
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R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
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摘要
In 108 patients with alcoholic liver disease who died during a 10-year follow-up, the diagnoses from the liver biopsies were compared with that from the Death Certificates. Data show that the currently used ICD-9 category of cirrhosis with or without mention of alcohol has a 47.2% chance of missing the diagnosis of cirrhosis. On the other hand when the mention of liver disease in the Death Certificate is used for the diagnosis of cirrhosis, the percentage of undiagnosed cirrhosis decreases to 19.4% (p < 0.0001).
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页码:168 / 172
页数:5
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