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Optimising insulinoma detection: Algorithm development and validation in a hospital discharge abstract database in
Jingya Zhou1,2, Qianqian Shao3, Qiang Xu3
1Department of Medical Records, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China.
Summary
Developing accurate algorithms to identify insulinoma using hospital discharge data is crucial. Comprehensive case-finding strategies, including improved documentation and coding, enhance the identification of this rare tumor.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Oncology
- Health Informatics
Background:
- The accuracy of using diagnostic codes in hospital discharge abstract databases (DAD) for identifying insulinoma has not been validated.
- Insulinoma, a rare tumor, presents diagnostic challenges due to complex and variable documentation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and evaluate case-finding algorithms using ICD-10 codes from hospital DAD for identifying insulinoma.
- To investigate the reasons behind misidentification of insulinoma cases within the DAD.
Main Methods:
- A 12-year retrospective dataset from a Chinese medical center was analyzed.
- Four ICD-10 based algorithms were tested for identifying insulinoma patients.
- Algorithm performance was assessed against electronic medical records using sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values.
Main Results:
- The study included 4929 pancreatic tumor patients, with 610 confirmed insulinoma cases across 5760 hospitalizations.
- Algorithm variant 1 (code M8151) showed 69% sensitivity and 99.7% specificity.
- The most comprehensive algorithm (variant 4) achieved 84.8% sensitivity and 99.5% specificity, with higher accuracy in endocrinology admissions and cases lacking pathological confirmation.
Conclusions:
- A single morphology code is insufficient for accurately identifying insulinoma in the hospital DAD due to documentation variability.
- Enhanced and comprehensive algorithms demonstrate improved accuracy in identifying confirmed insulinoma cases.
- Multidisciplinary approaches, including precise pathology reporting and hypoglycaemia documentation, are vital for enhancing data sensitivity in DAD for insulinoma identification.
