The size of the study was impressive, but relying on ICD-9 codes has drawbacks. "It brings a certain lack of granularity in understanding the findings because of the inconsistency of diagnostic codes, said Dr. Stigler.
Acute Respiratory Deaths Plunging
Jim Kling
November 04, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas — Mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome has dropped by 31%, according to a 15-year retrospective analysis of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes.
A sharp decline from 2000 to 2005 might be related to the introduction of low tidal volume ventilation, researchers report.
No previous meta-analyses have demonstrated a clear mortality trend, according to Jared Radbel, MD, a fellow at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, who presented the research here at CHEST 2014.
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