Inaccuracies in ICD Coding for Obesity Would Be Expected to Bias Administrative Database Spine Studies Toward Overestimating the Impact of Obesity on Perioperative Adverse Outcomes
McLynn RP, Geddes BJ, Cui JJ, Ondeck NT, Bovonratwet P, Shultz BN, Grauer JN. Inaccuracies in ICD Coding for Obesity Would Be Expected to Bias Administrative Database Spine Studies Toward Overestimating the Impact of Obesity on Perioperative Adverse Outcomes. Spine 2018, 43: 526-532. PMID: 28767639, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexMajor adverse eventsAdverse eventsICD codesVenous thromboembolismElective posterior lumbar fusionGreater body mass indexPerioperative adverse outcomesPostoperative adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyAssociation of obesityImpact of obesityLength of stayPosterior lumbar fusionLarge academic hospitalSpine surgery literaturePostoperative complicationsPostoperative factorsCohort studyMass indexAdverse outcomesLumbar fusionAcademic hospitalBACKGROUND DATASpine studies