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Table 4 Changes in ICD codes for underlying causes of hospital deaths in study sample by province, based on review by central team of expert coders.

From: Cause-specific mortality patterns among hospital deaths in Thailand: validating routine death certification

  

Coding review

Province

MR Review

Incorrect code a

(%)

Disagreement b

(%)

Changed code (%)

Ubolrajthani

606

11.1

1.8

12.9

Leoi

187

42.8

4.8

47.6

Chiang Rai

477

14.3

2.1

16.4

Payow

156

25.0

6.4

31.4

Supanburi

540

16.1

3.0

19.1

Nakhon Nayok

197

14.7

8.6

23.4

Songkhla

417

13.7

2.9

16.5

Chumpon

116

19.8

3.4

23.3

Bangkok

620

3.7

2.4

6.1

Total

3316

14.3

3.1

17.4

  1. a Incorrect - Change in ICD code at 3 or 4 character level, but no change at Mortality Tabulation List 1 level of aggregation
  2. b Disagreement - Change in ICD code resulting in change at Mortality Tabulation List 1 level of aggregation
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