ArticleClinical epidemiology2025
Comparing Methods for Classification of Hospital Visits in the Danish National Patient Registry (DNPR): DNPR3 Versus DNPR2.
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- Classification of Inpatient and Outpatient Contacts in the Danish National Patient Register: Epidemiological Implications and Future Directions.Clinical epidemiology · 2026Article
- Declining incidence of hypoglycaemia in diabetes secondary to chronic pancreatitis: A nationwide cohort study from 2003 to 2022.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: The Danish National Patient Registry (DNPR) is a central source of information on hospital contacts for the Danish population and is a key data source for health-related Danish registry studies. The data structure of DNPR was updated from DNPR2 to DNPR3 in 2019, where a key patient-type variable for classification of inpatient, outpatient, or emergency wards was removed. This affects how hospital contacts can be defined and compared across different calendar years. Aim: To present and compare different algorithms to determine the type of hospital visit (inpatient, outpatient, or emergency) for all hospital visits in Denmark from 2006 to 2021 across DNPR2 and DNPR3. Methods: The monthly number of hospital visits per 1000 citizens was presented for four different algorithms: 1) a validated approach suggested by Skjøth et al, 2) an approach suggested by the Danish Ministry of Health and Elderly, 3) the latter combined with patient type variables available in DNPR2 only, and 4) a consensus-driven algorithm introduced by Gregersen et al. Results: Using the same algorithm for DNPR2 and DNPR3 yielded the most similar results across calendar years. The least variation across calendar years was observed for the approach suggested by the Danish Ministry of Health and Elderly, whereas the validated approach suggested by Skjøth et al was more in line with the patient-type variable previously used in DNPR2. When comparing the algorithms, the main difference in the number of hospital visits was observed for inpatient and emergency visits. Conclusion: We recommend using the same algorithm across DNPR2 and DNPR3. The choice of algorithm should be based on the disease or patient group being studied and by considering how the approaches reflect reality and need in the actual study. We recommend the algorithm suggested by Skjøth et al for the specific clinical situations presented in this study.
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