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== Lab Collection Process ==
== Lab Collection Process ==
* For every ICU patient,  
* For every ICU patient,  
** for every laboratory test on [[S_AllLabs]]
** for every laboratory test on [[S AllLabsTable]]
*** locate the specific lab,
*** locate the specific lab, enter the number of times the test was performed
*** 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.
*** if a culture is taken but the sample was inadequate to produce a result, the culture is still counted under lab counts.


== 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

See also