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Table 3 Comparison of vascular disease diagnoses in HES and general practice records by HES diagnostic groups

From: Vascular disease in women: comparison of diagnoses in hospital episode statistics and general practice records in England

 

HES Diagnosis (ICD-10 codes)

 

Ischaemic Heart Disease, (I20-I25)

Venous Thromboembolism (I26, I80-I82)

Cerebrovascular Disease (G45, I60-I69)

No Vascular Disease

General Practice Record:

N=796

N=761

N=766

N=864

Consistent with HES data

91.8% (731)

92.8% (706)

94.0% (720)

97.0% (838)

Differed from HES data

8.2% (65)

7.2% (55)

6.0% (46)

3.0% (26)

  1. HES: hospital episode statistics; ICD-10: International Classification of Diseases (10th Revision).