Validation of Administrative Database Codes for Acute Kidney Injury in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Background: Validation studies of acute kidney injury (AKI) diagnostic codes performed in the general population have shown poor sensitivity, but the accuracy of such codes in the kidney transplant population remains unknown. Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the accuracy of AKI...

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Main Authors: Amber O. Molnar, Carl van Walraven, Eric McArthur, Dean Fergusson, Amit X. Garg, Greg Knoll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-04-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40697-016-0108-7