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4808.0 - Illicit Drug Use, Sources of Australian Data, 2001
Latest ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/11/2001 |
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Introduction Example of available data Morbidity The modified versions of ICD used by hospitals for morbidity coding are known as ICD-9-CM (9th Revision, Clinical Modification) and ICD-10-AM (10th Revision, Australian Modification). The structure of these classifications is very similar to that used for mortality coding, but is not necessarily directly comparable. The broad issues identified below for mortality coding will generally apply to morbidity coding as well. Mortality All deaths registered from 1979 to 1998 have been coded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to ICD-9, with previous editions being used for deaths prior to 1979. Deaths registered from 1 January 1997 have been coded using the tenth revision, ICD-10. Deaths registered in 1997 and 1998 were dual coded in both ICD-9 and ICD-10 to enable the production of comparability factors between the two series. For drug-related deaths, the ICD does not focus on the identity of the drug(s) involved, but rather on the circumstance of the death. For example, deaths that were determined to be directly caused by drug use could be classified as being due to external causes (e.g. assault, accident, or suicide) or due to mental or behavioural disorders associated with drug use. As a result of this different focus, the codes assigned may not be unique to any specific drug. For example, in ICD-9, all deaths for which the underlying cause was psychosis due to drug use (whether opioids, amphetamines, barbiturates or other drugs) were coded to 292. The following tables illustrate the lack of specificity in the ICD codes. In particular, they illustrate the extent to which specific ICD codes can be used to identify individual drugs. This will vary depending on the nature of the death. The tables do not include all the codes, either in ICD-9 or ICD-10, required to identify all drug-related deaths (e.g. in the graph above). Rather they highlight the types of drugs which are relevant to this publication. Researchers and analysts wishing to obtain data on drug-related deaths from the Causes of Death collection or the National Mortality Database may be guided by the tables. However, to identify the full set of codes most relevant to their requirements, researchers should consult the ICD manuals and/or the experts at ABS or AIHW. Guide to ICD codes applicable to deaths from illicit drugs Table A3.1 presents the ICD-9 codes used to classify deaths in Australia which are directly caused by selected groups of drugs including illicit drugs. If evidence of more than one drug was found in the body, the combination codes would be used rather than the more specific codes. Table A3.2 presents the equivalent codes for ICD-10. Further detail is provided on mental and behavioural disorders by a fourth character which indicates the type of substance use, such as dependence, harmful use, psychosis or withdrawal for those deaths. The table also presents a list of poison codes which are used to provide further detail on the drug-related deaths coded to an external cause. If more than one drug is found in the body, more than one poison code is assigned. Although ICD-10 does not have a unique poison code for all drugs, many drugs of interest can be identified by cross-tabulating the data using the appropriate external cause code and the poison code. For example, if a coroner determined a death to be an accidental heroin overdose, the death would be assigned ICD codes: X42 (accidental poisoning) and T40.1 (poisoning by heroin). In ICD-10, codes for external causes are presented in Chapter XX while poison codes are in Chapter XIX. Table A3.3 provides a code descriptor for each of the ICD-10 codes mentioned in Table A3.2, to clarify the classification. Further details of the ICD-10 codes are available from the three volumes of the publication International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, published in 1992, 1993 and 1994 by WHO. A3.1 CD-9 CODES FOR DEATHS CAUSED BY SELECTED DRUGS
A3.1 CD-9 CODES FOR DEATHS CAUSED BY SELECTED DRUGS continued
A3.2 ICD-10 CODES FOR DEATHS CAUSED BY SELECTED DRUGS
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