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== Lab Collection Process == | == Lab Collection Process == | ||
* For every ICU patient, | * For every ICU patient, | ||
** for every laboratory test on [[ | ** for every laboratory test on [[S AllLabsTable]] | ||
*** locate the specific lab, | *** locate the specific lab, enter the number of times the test was performed | ||
*** if a culture is taken but the sample was inadequate to produce a result, the culture is still counted under lab counts | |||
** if a patient has '''no labs''' by the end of their stay | ** if a patient has '''no labs''' by the end of their stay, enter a date and leave zeros under all the labs | ||
enter a date and leave zeros under all the labs | |||
== See also == | == See also == |
Revision as of 14:38, 2 June 2011
Note: See Labs for more general info on the labs data.
The Critical Care database counts the laboratory tests listed at S_AllLabs for every patient for their entire LOS in a unit. Different collection of labs is collected at HSC than elsewhere. Some lab data at HSC is imported directly.
Lab Collection Process
- For every ICU patient,
- for every laboratory test on S AllLabsTable
- locate the specific lab, enter the number of times the test was performed
- if a culture is taken but the sample was inadequate to produce a result, the culture is still counted under lab counts
- if a patient has no labs by the end of their stay, enter a date and leave zeros under all the labs
- for every laboratory test on S AllLabsTable