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Records selection and chart review.
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Code Description S15 Injury of the neck vessels S25 Injury of thoracic vessels S35 Injury of abdominal and pelvic vessels S45, S55 or S65 Injury of upper limb vessels S75, S85 Injury of lower limb vessels ICD-10 = International Classification of Diseases, tenth revision.
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Positive predictive value and sensitivity of vascular injury diagnosis coding, by anatomical region
Region PPV Sensitivity % 95% CI* % 95% CI* All 95.0 92.3–96.8 Neck 97.4 91.0–99.3 98.7 92.9–99.8 Thorax 90.8 82.2–95.5 94.5 86.7–97.8 Abdomen 96.0 88.9–98.6 90.0 81.5–94.8 Upper extremity 97.3 90.8–99.3 97.3 90.8–99.3 Lower extrimity 93.4 85.5–97.2 95.9 88.7–98.6 CI = confidence interval; PPV = positive predictive value.
↵* Calculated according to Centre for Evidence-based Medicine Toronto, Stat Calculator.11
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