Table 2 Agreement between the two external coders for the most frequently selected diagnoses
From: Reliability of diagnostic coding in intensive care patients
Number | Kappa | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
J960, acute respiratory failure | 63 | 0.42 | 0.23–0.61 |
J159, bacterial pneumonia, unspecified | 22 | 0.49 | 0.22–0.76 |
R402, coma, unspecified | 21 | 0.82 | 0.63–1.00 |
I501, left ventricular failure | 17 | 0.67 | 0.42–0.94 |