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See Latest ArticlesPoor Validation of Medical Record ICD-9 Diagnoses of Gout in a Veterans Affairs Database
Journal of Rheumatology, 06/18/09
Malik A et al. - The authors found it difficult to confirm ICD-9 coded diagnoses of gout using currently available proposed criteria from details recorded in medical records. This may reflect a problem with available criteria and with documentation. Direct interview of patients may be needed to confirm the presence of typical features when high specificity is desired.
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