A Pilot Study of the Accuracy of Diagnostic Coding for Venous Thromboembolism within an Administrative Dataset of Emergency Department Visits.

Abstract Introduction: With the advent of low molecular weight heparins, venous thromboembolism (VTE) management has largely shifted from the inpatient to the outpatient setting. Yet there is a paucity of data addressing the incidence of outpatient VTE and the process and cost of care related to its management. Large administrative databases are often a good source of data for population-based research. However, concerns about …