Table 2. Incidence of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients administered both warfarin and a statin, based on the 3 steps of identification.
1. ICD-10 codes for location of bleeding | 2. Codes for stool blood | 3. Codes for control of endoscopic bleeding | |||||
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Upper | Lower | Upper/ lower | Variceal | Positive occult blood test | Upper gastrointestinal tract | Lower gastrointestinal tract | |
Pravastatin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Simvastatin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Atorvastatin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Rosuvastatin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
ICD, International Classification of Diseases