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J Am Med Inform Assoc 10:339-350 doi:10.1197/jamia.M1201
  • Original Investigation

Electronically Screening Discharge Summaries for Adverse Medical Events

Table 7

Adverse Events not Detected by the Screening Tool and Potential Trigger Word

Event Description Potential Trigger Word
Gastrointestinal bleed on heparin “bleeding”
Post-operative stroke “infarct”
Transaminitis secondary to phenytoin “elevated LFTs”
Mental status change on medications resulting in a fall “falls” (plural variant)
Rash on ceftazidime “skin biopsy”
Mental status change as a result of lithium “over sedation” (variant)
Procedural complication resulting in shock “pressor support”
Intracranial bleed after thrombolysis for myocardial infaction “intracranial”
Flank hematoma and gross hematuria on anticoagulants “hematoma”
Femoral artery thrombus after catheterization procedure “thrombus”

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