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Reduction in newborns with discharge coding of in utero alcohol effects in the United States, 1993 to 2002.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17146019     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether use of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) code for fetal alcohol effects has declined during the past 10 years among hospitalized newborns in the United States. DESIGN: Trends in use of the ICD-9-CM code 760.71, "alcohol affecting the fetus," among newborns from 1993 through 2002 were compared with trends in self-reported drinking during pregnancy and maternal diagnoses of alcohol abuse during childbirth. SETTING: Sampled short-term, nonfederal general and specialty hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: Infants born from 1993 to 2002 in the United States who were included in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project databases. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Documentation of ICD-9-CM code 760.71 among newborns, self-reported drinking during pregnancy, and diagnoses of maternal alcohol abuse during childbirth from 1993 through 2002. RESULTS: The prevalence of the ICD-9-CM code 760.71 for alcohol affecting the fetus, as documented in the discharge record of newborns, declined from 0.73 (95% confidence interval, 0.56-0.92) per 1000 live births in 1993 to 0.17 (95% confidence interval, 0.13-0.20) per 1000 live births in 2002. Rates declined concurrently with those of self-reported alcohol consumption during pregnancy and diagnoses of maternal alcohol abuse during childbirth. CONCLUSIONS: Use of the ICD-9-CM code for alcohol affecting the fetus among newborns declined 75% throughout 10 years. Results may be due to decreases in drinking during pregnancy, decreases in disclosure of alcohol use by the mother, or more selective use of the discharge code. National hospital discharge databases may allow cost-effective monitoring of public health interventions that address rare conditions of the fetus and newborn.
Authors:
James M Robbins; T M Bird; John M Tilford; J Alex Reading; Mario A Cleves; Mary E Aitken; Charlotte M Druschel; Charlotte A Hobbs
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine     Volume:  160     ISSN:  1072-4710     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med     Publication Date:  2006 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-12-05     Completed Date:  2007-01-05     Revised Date:  2007-12-03    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9422751     Medline TA:  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1224-31     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Arkansas Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA. RobbinsJamesM@uams.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alcohol Drinking / trends
Databases, Factual
Ethanol / adverse effects*
Female
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / epidemiology*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
International Classification of Diseases
Medical Records
Patient Discharge
Pregnancy
United States / epidemiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
MM-0636-04/04//PHS HHS; U36/CCU319276//PHS HHS; U50/CCU613236-02//PHS HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
64-17-5/Ethanol

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