Upgrading the United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries’ Pathology Database

1. 54th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society July 13, 2009, Minneapolis, MN Upgrading the United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries’ Pathology Database Stacey L. McCord, MS USTUR Project Associate smccord@tricity.wsu.edu “Learning from Plutonium and Uranium Workers”

2. United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries

3. USTUR: Registrant Status

4. Professional Nosologist Contracted to Code Causes of Death • All deceased registrant cases were coded using the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Health Related Problems (ICD). • Provides codes to classify diseases. • Used worldwide for morbidity and mortality statistics.

5. Professional Nosologist Contracted to Code Deceased Registrant Cases • ICD data provided by Carolyn Watkins: • Underlying Cause of Death coded using ICD-9-CMand ICD-10 codes. • Up to seven Contributing Causes of Death coded using ICD-9-CM andICD-10 codes. • The contributing causes of death are ranked in order of Severity. • 1 = Most Severe 7 = Least Severe • A Source Code is reported for each coded cause of death. • D = Death Certificate A = Autopsy Report

6. Quality Assurance • Data is reported to the USTUR in an ready-to-import Excel file. • Import rejects and flags invalid ICD codes. • Visual inspection of ICD codes.

7. Pathology – Main Page

8. Pathology – Main Page

9. Pathology – Main Page

10. Pathology – Main Page

11. Search by Case Number, ICD code, or Keyword

12. Search by Case Number, ICD code, or Keyword • Results: Eight mesotheliomas observed

13. Search by Case Number, ICD code, or Keyword • Seven mesotheliomas are the underlying cause of death

14. Search by Case Number, ICD code, or Keyword • ICD-9-CM codes

15. Search by Case Number, ICD code, or Keyword • ICD-10 codes are more specific

16. Search by Case Number, ICD code, or Keyword • D = Death Certificate Source of • A = Autopsy Report ICD data

17. USTUR Pathology Database – Now on the Web (April 6th, 2009)!

18. Looking Forward • Provide pathology data in an interactive, web-based format. • Link pathology data to: • Radiochemistry • Health physics • Tissue dose and dose-rate estimates (long term project goal).

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