Journal article
Development of an Algorithm to Identify Preoperative Medical Consultations Using Administrative Data
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Preoperative consultation by internal medicine specialists may help improve the care of patients undergoing major surgery. Population-based administrative data are an efficient approach for studying these consultations at a population-level. However, administrative data in many jurisdictions lack specific codes to identify preoperative medical consultations, as opposed to consultations for nonoperative indications.
OBJECTIVE: To …
Authors
Wijeysundera DN; Austin PC; Hux JE; Beattie WS; Buckley DN; Laupacis A
Journal
Medical Care, Vol. 47, No. 12, pp. 1258–1264
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
12 2009
DOI
10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181bd479c
ISSN
0025-7079