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. 2006 Jun;12(3):199–201. doi: 10.1136/ip.2005.010512

Table 1 E‐code completeness rates in HCUP and comparable databases.

Hospital setting Data source Percentage of records with injury diagnosis Percentage of injury records with E‐code
Inpatient HCUP NIS 4.6% 85.7%
HCUP SID 4.1% to 6% 52.6%–99.4% (avg = 87.2%)
Comparative data source: NHDS 5.0% 68.0%
Emergency department HCUP SEDD 26.4% to 34.8% 71.9%–99.4% (avg = 92.5%)
Comparative data source: NHAMCS N/A 80.8%