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ArticleJMIR medical informatics2022

Real-world Health Data and Precision for the Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury, Acute-on-Chronic Kidney Disease, and Chronic Kidney Disease: Observational Study.

Karen Triep, Alexander Benedikt Leichtle, Martin Meister, Georg Martin Fiedler, Olga Endrich

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Article in JMIR medical informatics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Karen Triep *Medical Directorate, Medizincontrolling, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Insel Gruppe, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2345-3155
Alexander Benedikt Leichtle *Insel Data Science Center, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Insel Gruppe, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6528-9904
Martin Meister *Directorate of Technology and Innovation, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Insel Gruppe, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7782-7466
Georg Martin Fiedler *University Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Insel Gruppe, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5689-4574
Olga Endrich *Insel Data Science Center, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Insel Gruppe, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0839-9821
University Hospital of Bern · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe criteria for the diagnosis of kidney disease outlined in the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes guidelines are based on a patient's current, historical, and baseline data. The diagnosis of acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, and acute-on-chronic kidney disease requires previous measurements of creatinine, back-calculation, and the interpretation of several laboratory values over a certain period. Diagnoses may be hindered by unclear definitions of the individual creatinine baseline and rough ranges of normal values that are set without adjusting for age, ethnicity, comorbidities, and treatment. The classification of correct diagnoses and sufficient staging improves coding, data quality, reimbursement, the choice of therapeutic approach, and a patient's outcome.

objectiveIn this study, we aim to apply a data-driven approach to assign diagnoses of acute, chronic, and acute-on-chronic kidney diseases with the help of a complex rule engine.

methodsReal-time and retrospective data from the hospital's clinical data warehouse of inpatient and outpatient cases treated between 2014 and 2019 were used. Delta serum creatinine, baseline values, and admission and discharge data were analyzed. A Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes-based SQL algorithm applied specific diagnosis-based International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes to inpatient stays. Text mining on discharge documentation was also conducted to measure the effects on diagnosis.

resultsWe show that this approach yielded an increased number of diagnoses (4491 cases in 2014 vs 11,124 cases of ICD-coded kidney disease and injury in 2019) and higher precision in documentation and coding. The percentage of unspecific ICD N19-coded diagnoses of N19 codes generated dropped from 19.71% (1544/7833) in 2016 to 4.38% (416/9501) in 2019. The percentage of specific ICD N18-coded diagnoses of N19 codes generated increased from 50.1% (3924/7833) in 2016 to 62.04% (5894/9501) in 2019.

conclusionsOur data-driven method supports the process and reliability of diagnosis and staging and improves the quality of documentation and data. Measuring patient outcomes will be the next step in this project.

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acute kidney injuryacute-on-chronicchronic kidney diseaseclinical decision supportICD codingKDIGOreal-world health data

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