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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 12.
Published in final edited form as: Eur Heart J. 2010 Dec 14;32(5):598–610. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq452

Appendix 2.

Diagnosis coding for study outcomes

Outcome Database Definition
Myocardial infarction CIHI-DAD NACRS Admission to hospital or the emergency room with a most responsible diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, as coded by ICD9 410; ICD10 I21, I22
Stroke CIHI-DAD NACRS Admission to hospital or the emergency room with a most responsible diagnosis of stroke, as coded by ICD9 431, 434, 436; ICD10 I61, I63, I64, G46
Heart failure CIHI-DAD Admission to hospital with a most responsible diagnosis of heart failure, systemic volume overload, or pulmonary oedema, as coded by ICD9 276.6, 425, 428, 514, 518.4; ICD10 E87.7, I09.9, I11.0, I13, I25.5, I42, I43, I50, J81
Dialysis CIHI-DAD CIHI-SDS NACRS OHIP In-hospital or in-community performance of peritoneal dialysis, haemodialysis, or ultrafiltration (including continuous dialysis) as coded by CCP 51.95, 66.98; CCI 1PZ21; OHIP G082 G083, G085, G090, G091, G092, G093, G094, G095, G096, G294, G295, G325, G326, G330, G331, G332, G333, G860, G861, G862, G863, G864, G865, G866, H540, H740, R849
Acute renal failure CIHI-DAD Admission to hospital with a most responsible diagnosis of acute renal failure, pre-renal azotaemia, or anuria, as coded by ICD9 584; ICD10 N17, R39.2
Malignant hypertension CIHI-DAD Admission to hospital with a most responsible diagnosis of malignant hypertension or hypertensive encephalopathy, as coded by ICD9 401.0, 402.0, 403.0, 404.0, 405.0, 437.2; ICD10 I10.1, I15.01, I15.11, I15.21, I15.81, I15.91, I67.4
Renal hospitalization CIHI-DAD Admission to hospital with a most responsible renal diagnosis, as coded by ICD9 276.2, 276.6, 276.7, 403, 404, 580–589, 593.9, 788.5, 782.3, 791.0, 791.7, V42.0, V45.1, V56.0, V56.8; ICD10 E10.2x, E11.2x, E13.2x, E14.2x, I12, I13, I15.10, I15.11, M10.3, N00-08, N10-12, N14.1, N14.2, N16.5, N17-19, N25.0, N25.8, N25.9, N26, N27, N28.9, N29.8, R34, R39.2, R80, T86.1, T86.100, T86.101, T86102, Z94.0
Revascularization CIHI-DAD CIHI-SDS NACRS OHIP In-hospital or in-community performance of any arterial revascularization procedure, as coded by CCP 48.1, 48.11–48.19, 48.02, 48.03, 48.09, 48.2, 48.3, 50.1, 50.11–50.19, 51.28, 51.25, 51.29, 51.26, 51.22, 51.24, 50.28, 50.38; CCI 1ID76MU, 1IJ26, 1IJ27, 1IJ50, 1IJ54, 1IJ57, 1IJ76, 1IJ80, 1IL35, 1JE50, 1JE57, 1JE87, 1JM58, 1JW35, 1JW50, 1JW57, 1JW76, 1JX50, 1JX57, 1JX76, 1KA50, 1KA57, 1KA76, 1KE26, 1KE35, 1KE50, 1KE57, 1KE76, 1KG26, 1KG35, 1KG50, 1KG57, 1KG76MI, 1KG87, 1KR38; OHIP E645, E645C, E645B, E646, E649, E651, E652, E654, E672, E679, G262, G298, J025, J050, J058, J066, N220, N223, R741, R742, R743, R780, R783, R784, R785, R787, R791, R792, R794, R797, R804, R806, R809, R814, R815, R830, R831, R832, R855, R856, R860, R861, R867, R933, R934, R936, R937, S421, Z434

CCI, Canadian Classification of Health Interventions; CCP, Canadian Classification of Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Surgical Procedures; CIHI-DAD, Canadian Institute for Health Information Discharge Abstract Database; CIHI-SDS, Canadian Institute for Health Information Same Day Surgery Database; ICD9, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision; ICD10, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (Canadian enhancement); NACRS, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System; OHIP, Ontario Health Insurance Plan.