Use of Radiology and Laboratory Tests Among Selected Inpatients in Canadian and United States Hospitals, 1990-1991 (ICPSR 6539)

Version Date: Jun 12, 1998

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Principal Investigator(s):
Steven J. Katz, University of Michigan. Division of General Medicine

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06539.v1

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare the use of radiology and laboratory tests provided to inpatients admitted with specific medical and surgical Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) to four hospitals in the United States and four hospitals in Canada. These DRGs covered specific cerebral vascular accidents (except transient ischemic attack), simple pneumonia and pleurisy with complications and comorbidities (CC), acute myocardial infarction with CC, acute myocardial infarction without CC, appendectomy with CC, major joint or limb reattachment procedures, hip and femur procedures with major joint procedure, uterine/adnexa procedures for nonmalignancy with CC, and uterine/adnexa procedures for nonmalignancy without CC. Patient admissions are the units of observation. For each patient admission, relative value units are given for radiology and laboratory tests that were administered, including biochemistry tests, hematology/coagulation tests, vascular radiology tests, nuclear medicine tests, ultrasound tests, and X-rays. Additional data cover patient age, gender, length of hospital stay, and principal discharge diagnosis.

Citation

Katz, Steven J. Use of Radiology and Laboratory Tests Among Selected Inpatients in Canadian and United States Hospitals, 1990-1991. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1998-06-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06539.v1

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Funding

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (19588)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1990 -- 1991

Date of Collection

1993
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Universe

All patients, aged 18 and older, admitted in 1990-1991 with specific medical and surgical DRGs to four hospitals in the United States and four hospitals in Canada.

Data Source

administrative records from hospitals participating in the study

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Original Release Date

1995-10-12

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Katz, Steven J. Use of Radiology and Laboratory Tests Among Selected Inpatients in Canadian and United States Hospitals, 1990-1991. ICPSR06539-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1998. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06539.v1

1998-06-12 The codebook is now available as a PDF file.

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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

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