Validity of an algorithm to identify cardiovascular deaths from administrative health records: a multi-database population-based cohort study

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dc.contributor.authorLix, Lisa M.
dc.contributor.authorSobhan, Shamsia
dc.contributor.authorSt-Jean, Audray
dc.contributor.authorDaigle, Jean-Marc
dc.contributor.authorFisher, Anat
dc.contributor.authorYu, Oriana H. Y.
dc.contributor.authorDell’Aniello, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorHu, Nianping
dc.contributor.authorBugden, Shawn C.
dc.contributor.authorShah, Baiju R.
dc.contributor.authorRonksley, Paul E.
dc.contributor.authorAlessi-Severini, Silvia
dc.contributor.authorDouros, Antonios
dc.contributor.authorErnst, Pierre
dc.contributor.authorFilion, Kristian B.
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-01T03:18:02Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-31
dc.date.updated2021-08-01T03:18:02Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Cardiovascular death is a common outcome in population-based studies about new healthcare interventions or treatments, such as new prescription medications. Vital statistics registration systems are often the preferred source of information about cause-specific mortality because they capture verified information about the deceased, but they may not always be accessible for linkage with other sources of population-based data. We assessed the validity of an algorithm applied to administrative health records for identifying cardiovascular deaths in population-based data. Methods Administrative health records were from an existing multi-database cohort study about sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, a new class of antidiabetic medications. Data were from 2013 to 2018 for five Canadian provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec) and the United Kingdom (UK) Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). The cardiovascular mortality algorithm was based on in-hospital cardiovascular deaths identified from diagnosis codes and select out-of-hospital deaths. Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values (PPV, NPV) were calculated for the cardiovascular mortality algorithm using vital statistics registrations as the reference standard. Overall and stratified estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed; the latter were produced by site, location of death, sex, and age. Results The cohort included 20,607 individuals (58.3% male; 77.2% ≥70 years). When compared to vital statistics registrations, the cardiovascular mortality algorithm had overall sensitivity of 64.8% (95% CI 63.6, 66.0); site-specific estimates ranged from 54.8 to 87.3%. Overall specificity was 74.9% (95% CI 74.1, 75.6) and overall PPV was 54.5% (95% CI 53.7, 55.3), while site-specific PPV ranged from 33.9 to 72.8%. The cardiovascular mortality algorithm had sensitivity of 57.1% (95% CI 55.4, 58.8) for in-hospital deaths and 72.3% (95% CI 70.8, 73.9) for out-of-hospital deaths; specificity was 88.8% (95% CI 88.1, 89.5) for in-hospital deaths and 58.5% (95% CI 57.3, 59.7) for out-of-hospital deaths. Conclusions A cardiovascular mortality algorithm applied to administrative health records had moderate validity when compared to vital statistics data. Substantial variation existed across study sites representing different geographic locations and two healthcare systems. These variations may reflect different diagnostic coding practices and healthcare utilization patterns.
dc.identifier.citationBMC Health Services Research. 2021 Jul 31;21(1):758
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06762-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/35772
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
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dc.titleValidity of an algorithm to identify cardiovascular deaths from administrative health records: a multi-database population-based cohort study
dc.typeJournal Article
local.author.affiliationRady Faculty of Health Sciencesen_US
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