Abstract The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is used to categorize diseases,
injuries, and external causes of injury, and it is a key epidemiologic tool enabling storage …

Coded data are the basis of information systems in all countries that rely on Diagnosis
Related Groups in order to reimburse/finance hospitals, including both administrative and …

OBJETIVO: Analisar a cobertura e a qualidade das informações sobre internações por
causas externas no Sistema de Informações Hospitalares do Sistema Único de Saúde …

Background Classification of injuries and estimation of injury severity on the basis of ICD-10
injury coding are powerful epidemiological tools. Little is known about the characteristics …

BACKGROUND Analyses of data aggregated in state and national trauma registries provide
the platform for clinical, research, development, and quality improvement efforts in trauma …

This paper reviews the documentation and coding of External causes of admitted fall cases
in a major hospital. Intensive analysis of a random selection of 100 medical records included …

Objective To outline some of the key issues for injury‐related data linkage studies in
Australia and describe potential applications of data linkage for injury surveillance and …

Objective To determine the population-level burden of sports injuries compared with that for
road traffic injury for children aged< 15 years in Victoria, Australia. Design Retrospective …

Este artigo descreve as taxas de internação por tentativas de suicídio entre idosos
brasileiros e discute as fragilidades dos dados dos sistemas de informação. Empregaram …

External cause of injury codes (E codes) capture circumstances surrounding injuries. While
hospital discharge data are primarily collected for administrative/billing purposes, these data …