Recovering missing mesothelioma deaths in death certificates using hospital records.
Am J Ind Med
; 61(7): 547-555, 2018 07.
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| ID: mdl-29608217
BACKGROUND: In Brazil, underreporting of mesothelioma and cancer of the pleura (MCP) is suspected to be high. Records from death certificates (SIM) and hospital registers (SIH-SUS) can be combined to recover missing data but only anonymous databases are available. This study shows how common data can be used for linkage and as an assessment of accuracy. METHODS: Mesothelioma (all sites, ICD-10 codes C45.0-C45.9) and cancer of the pleura (C38.4) were retrieved from both information systems and combined using a linkage algorithm. Accuracy was examined with non-anonymous databases, limited to the state of São Paulo. RESULTS: We found 775 cases in death certificates and 283 in hospital registers. The linkage matched 57 cases, all accurately paired. Three cases, 0.4% in SIM and 1.3% in SIH-SUS, could not be matched because of data inconsistencies. CONCLUSIONS: A computer linkage can recover MCP cases from hospital records not found in death certificates in Brazil.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Peritoneais
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Neoplasias Pleurais
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Atestado de Óbito
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Registros Hospitalares
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Neoplasias Cardíacas
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Mesotelioma
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Ind Med
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos