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Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2013; 19(45): 8301-8311
Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8301
Table 3 Disease Staging© (Thomson Reuters) classification system used to identify principal discharge diagnoses
Discharge categoryDescription
GIS03, GIS04, GIS18Benign anal-rectal disorders
GIS05Appendicitis
GIS09 or GIS37Inflammatory bowel disease
GIS10Diverticular disease
GIS17 or GIS84Gastroduodenitis
GIS19Hernia
GIS20Esophagitis
GIS25-30, HEP11, GIS82-83Upper gastrointestinal cancers
GIS31Gastroduodenal ulcer
HEP01 or HEP 84Gallstone related disorders
HEP12 or HEP85Non-malignant pancreatitis
HEP81 or HEP82Hepatobiliary malignancies