Table 2.
Types of Data Identified in Fields Searched to Answer the Question “Did the Patient Have a Postoperative Pulmonary Embolism?” (N = 16 Cases)
Filed (Type) | Type of Data |
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Positive | Supportive | Absent | Contradictory | |
Postoperative complication (coded) | 10 | - | 6 | - |
ICD-9-coded discharge diagnosis (coded) | 8 | - | 8 | - |
Dictated discharge summary (text) | 14 | - | - | 2 |