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Analysis of Syndrome Definitions for Gastrointestinal Illness with ICD9 Codes for Gastroenteritis during the 2006-07 Norovirus Season in Boston
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We report on a retrospective analysis of gastrointestinal syndrome definitions based on chief complaints and ICD9 diagnosis for gastroenteritis during the 2006-07 season of increased norovirus activity.… system receives daily, de- identified patient-visit data from 10 hospital emer- gency departments (EDs) in the city of Boston. For each patient-visit, data collected includes date of visit, chief complaint, gender, zipcode of residence, age, … -
Emergency department diagnosis code data for surveillance of vaccine adverse events: comparison with the national vaccine adverse event reporting system
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Nationally, vaccine safety is monitored through several systems including Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a passive reporting system designed to detect potential vaccine safety concerns. Healthcare providers … read more… among North Carolina residents with symptom onset or visit date during 1 January 2008–31 December 2009. We … reports and NC DETECT–ED visits with symptom onset or visit dates during 1 January 2008–31 December 2009. Emerging … -
An Emergency Department Based Syndromic Surveillance System for Meningitis and Encephalitis, Maricopa County, AZ 2004
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We developed, implemented and evaluated Meningitis and Encephalitis (M/E) syndrome case definitions based on electronic Emergency Department (ED) chief complaint data; and assessed their ability to detect aberrations that correspond with M/E… read more… for 570 (70%) of these cases. Abstracted data included ED visit date and time, age, gender, chief complaint and …