Table 1.
Number of stays in which comorbidities (ICD-10 codes) were detected by the algorithm using the drug prescriptions
| ENT dataset | General dataset | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stays (n = 122) |
ICD-10 codes (n = 730) |
Stays (n = 4312) |
ICD-10 codes (n = 4932) |
|
| Comorbidities detected using the drug prescriptions; number (%) | 30 (24.5) | 339 (46.4) | 1362 (31.6) | 1271 (25.8) |
| Missing comorbidities; number (%) | 92 (75.4) | – | 2950 (68.4) | – |
| Suggested comorbidities | n = 92 | n = 285b | ||
| Suggested comorbidities, confirmed; number (%) | 41 (44.6) | 58 (+7.9 a) | 58 (20.3) | 76 (+6.0 a) |
| Added major comorbidity; number (%) | 12/41 (29.2) | 12 (+1.6a) | 18/58 (31.0) | 29 (+2.3 a) |
aImprovement after code addition. bRandom sample from the general dataset. ENT: Ear, Nose, Throat; ICD-10: International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision