The Maternal Quality Indicators group has been kind enough to annotate and share their SAS code for delivery route, cesarean indication, delivery risk group and delivery outcomes from inpatient delivery records. See below for an excerpt from the SAS program introduction. Click this link for the entire program and introduction: mqi_codes_annotated-071509
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* Copyright information: The Maternal Quality Indicators (MQI) Group,
Moshe Fridman, PhD
Kimberly Gregory, MD, MPH
Lisa Korst, MD, PhD
Michael Lu, MD, MPH ;
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* Title: MQI SAS Code for delivery route, cesarean indication,
* delivery risk group and delivery outcomes.
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* Description:
* Define variables for delivery route, cesarean indication,
* delivery risk group and delivery outcomes from inpatient
* delivery records. Uses ICD9 diagnosis and procedure codes from
* administrative hospital discharge data.
Tags: cesarean, delivery route, Maternal Quality Indicators, outcomes, risk