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Table 1 OCPS and ICD-10 codes used to identify the population, exposure and evidence of pleural effusion in the HES Dataset

From: Does previous asbestos exposure increase the risk of a post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) pleural effusion – a routine data study?

CABG OPCS Procedure Code:

K40

Saphenous vein graft replacement of coronary artery

K41

Other autograft replacement of coronary artery

K42

Allograft replacement of coronary artery

K43

Prosthetic replacement of coronary artery

K44

Other replacement of coronary artery

K45

Connection of thoracic artery to coronary artery

K46

Other bypass of coronary artery

ICD-10 diagnosis codes that indicate asbestos exposure:

J61

Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres

Z57.2

Occupational exposure to dust *

J92.0

Pleural plaque with presence of asbestos

J92.9

Pleural plaque without asbestos *

OPCS Procedure codes that indicate pleural effusion:

T083

Fenestration of pleura

T121

Drainage of lesion of pleura NEC

T122

Drainage of pleural cavity NEC

T123

Aspiration of pleural cavity

T124

Insertion of tube drain into pleural cavity

T128

Other specified puncture of pleura

T129

Unspecified puncture of pleura

ICD-10 diagnosis codes that indicate pleural effusion:

J90

Pleural effusion, not elsewhere classified

J91

Pleural effusion in conditions classified elsewhere

  1. OPCS - Office of Population Census and Surveys; ICD-10 – International Classification of Disease version 10; HES – Health Episode Statistics
  2. *= not included in all analyses