Optimising the International Classification of Diseases to identify the maternal condition in the case of perinatal death
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Allanson, Emma R.
Tunçalp, Ozge
Gardosi, Jason
Pattinson, Robert Clive
Francis, Andre
Vogel, Joshua P.
Erwich, Jan Jaap H.M.
Flenady, Vicki J.
Frøen, J. Frederik
Neilson, James
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Wiley
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OBJECTIVE : The WHO application of the tenth edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) to deaths during the perinatal period (ICD Perinatal Mortality, ICD-PM) captures the essential characteristics of the mother-baby dyad that contribute to perinatal deaths. We compare the capture of maternal conditions in the existing ICD-PM with the maternal codes from the WHO application of ICD-10 to deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (ICD Maternal Mortality, ICD-MM) to explore potential benefits in the quality of data received. DESIGN : Retrospective application of ICD-PM. SETTING :
South Africa and the UK. POPULATION : Perinatal death databases. METHODS :
The maternal conditions were classified using the ICD-PM groupings for maternal condition in perinatal death, and then mapped to the ICD-MM groupings of maternal conditions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES : Main maternal conditions in perinatal deaths. RESULTS : We reviewed 9661 perinatal deaths. The largest group (4766 cases, 49.3%) in both classifications captures deaths where there was no contributing maternal condition. Each of the other ICD-PM groups map to between three and six ICD-MM groups. If the cases in each ICD-PM group are re-coded using ICD-MM, each group becomes multiple, more specific groups. For example, the 712 cases in group M4 in ICD-PM become 14 different and more specific main disease categories when the ICD-MM is applied instead.
CONCLUSIONS : As we move towards ICD-11, the use of the more specific, applicable, and relevant codes outlined in ICD-MM for both maternal deaths and the maternal condition at the time of a perinatal death would be preferable, and would provide important additional information about perinatal deaths.
TWEETABLE ABSTRACT : Improving the capture of maternal conditions in perinatal deaths provides important actionable information.
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Stillbirth, Perinatal death, Maternal conditions, Classification, Global, International Classification of Diseases (ICD), ICD-Perinatal Mortality (ICD-PM)
Sustainable Development Goals
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Allanson, ER, Tunçalp, Ӧ, Gardosi, J, Pattinson, RC, Francis, A, Vogel, JP, Erwich, JJHM, Flenady, VJ, Frøen, JF, Neilson, J, Quach, A, Chou, D, Mathai, M, Say, L & Gülmezoglu, AM 2016, 'Optimising the International Classification of Diseases to identify the maternal condition in the case of perinatal death', BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 123, no. 12, pp. 2037-2046.