Reply to the comment by Sakamoto et al. on “The method to identify invasive mechanical ventilation with Japanese claim data”

• Hiroyuki Ohbe,
• Nobuaki Shime,
• Hayato Yamana,
• Tadahiro Goto,
• Yusuke Sasabuchi,
• Daisuke Kudo,
• Hiroki Matsui,
• Hideo Yasunaga,
• Shigeki Kushimoto

Affiliations

Hiroyuki Ohbe

Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital

Nobuaki Shime

Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University

Hayato Yamana

Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo

Tadahiro Goto

TXP Medical Co., Ltd.

Yusuke Sasabuchi

Department of Real-World Evidence, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo

Daisuke Kudo

Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital

Hiroki Matsui

Department of Health Services Research, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo

Hideo Yasunaga

Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo

Shigeki Kushimoto

Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital