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The codes used in the algorithm were T568, T435, Y495, X41 and X49. Serum lithium values and changes in the concentration of serum lithium from baseline levels in patients with and without a diagnosis code for lithium toxicity (code-positive and code-negative, respectively).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results<\/strong> \u2014 The sensitivity of the ICD-10 coding algorithm for identifying a serum lithium level\u22651.5\u2009mmol\/L was 84% (95% CI 81% to 87%). The specificity and the NPV were over 88%, and the PPV was 63% (95% CI 60% to 66%). The median (IQR) serum lithium measurement in code-positive patients was 1.7 (1.2 to 2.2)\u2009mmol\/L, and it was 0.6 (0.4 to 0.9)\u2009mmol\/L in code-negative patients. The median (IQR) increase in serum lithium concentration compared with the most recent prehospital baseline values was 0.7 (0.2 to 1.3)\u2009mmol\/L in code-positive patients and 0.0 (\u22120.2 to 0.2)\u2009mmol\/L in code-negative patients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong> \u2014 In Ontario, the sensitivity of the ICD-10 coding algorithms was moderate for identifying a serum lithium level\u22651.5\u2009mmol\/L at hospital admission. The presence or absence of the ICD-10 codes for lithium toxicity at hospital admission successfully differentiated two groups of patients with distinct serum lithium measurements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objective \u2014 To assess the validity of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) healthcare database diagnosis codes for lithium toxicity at hospital admission in Ontario, Canada. Design \u2014 Population-based retrospective validation study. 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