2014
Cancer Incidence in HIV-Infected Versus Uninfected Veterans: Comparison of Cancer Registry and ICD-9 Code Diagnoses
Park LS, Tate JP, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Rimland D, Goetz MB, Gibert C, Brown ST, Kelley MJ, Justice AC, Dubrow R. Cancer Incidence in HIV-Infected Versus Uninfected Veterans: Comparison of Cancer Registry and ICD-9 Code Diagnoses. Journal Of AIDS & Clinical Research 2014, 05: 1000318. PMID: 25580366, PMCID: PMC4285627, DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Affairs Central Cancer RegistryVeterans Aging Cohort StudyStandardized incidence ratiosIncidence rate ratiosUninfected veteransIncident cancerCancer RegistryCancer riskICD-9End Results (SEER) ratesHigh positive predictive valueAging Cohort StudyICD-9 code diagnosisCentral Cancer RegistryICD-9 diagnosisPositive predictive valueFalse-positive diagnosesHIV/AIDSElevated cancer riskRace/ethnicityCohort studyProspective cohortHIV statusIncidence ratiosCancer burden
2011
Validity of diagnostic codes and liver‐related laboratory abnormalities to identify hepatic decompensation events in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study
Re V, Lim JK, Goetz MB, Tate J, Bathulapalli H, Klein MB, Rimland D, Rodriguez‐Barradas M, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Brown ST, Kidwai F, Brandt C, Dorey‐Stein Z, Reddy KR, Justice AC. Validity of diagnostic codes and liver‐related laboratory abnormalities to identify hepatic decompensation events in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2011, 20: 689-699. PMID: 21626605, PMCID: PMC3131229, DOI: 10.1002/pds.2148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHepatic decompensation eventsPositive predictive valueHigh positive predictive valueLaboratory abnormalitiesAging Cohort StudyDecompensation eventsDiagnostic codesCohort studyHepatic decompensationVariceal hemorrhageOutpatient diagnostic codesChronic liver diseaseSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisImpact of medicationLiver dysfunctionBacterial peritonitisLiver diseaseMedical recordsOutpatient codesPredictive valueNatural historyAbnormalitiesEpidemiologic researchPatients