Analysis of Hospital Discharge Data to Characterize Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Management in Adult Patients Hospitalized in Canada: 2006 to 2007

Kathy Spurr, Debra Morrison, Michael Graven, Adam Webber, Robert Gilbert

Canadian Respiratory Journal · 2010 · 16 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

Only a small percentage of hospitalized OSA patients were documented as having received CPAP therapy during their stay. Issues relating to the accuracy, specificity and completeness of the Canadian Institute for Health Information's hospital Discharge Abstract Database specific to OSA and its management were identified. Practices pertaining to the reporting, coding and management of hospitalized adult OSA patients warrant further investigation and research.

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