Improving quality of data extractions for the computation of patient-days and admissions

Élise Fortin; Milagros Gonzales; Patricia S Fontela; Robert W Platt; David L Buckeridge; Caroline Quach

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.10.024

Improving quality of data extractions for the computation of patient-days and admissions

Am J Infect Control. 2015 Feb;43(2):174-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.10.024. Epub 2014 Dec 16.

Authors

Élise Fortin¹, Milagros Gonzales², Patricia S Fontela², Robert W Platt³, David L Buckeridge³, Caroline Quach⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; Direction des risques biologiques et de la santé au travail, Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec and Montréal, QC, Canada.
² Department of Pediatrics, The Montréal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
³ Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada; Direction des risques biologiques et de la santé au travail, Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec and Montréal, QC, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, The Montréal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada. Electronic address: caroline.quach@mcgill.ca.

PMID: 25530553
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.10.024

Abstract

We describe how admissions/discharges/transfers datasets were carefully reviewed for the computation of patient days and admissions used to monitor resistance and antimicrobial use in 9 intensive care units. A visual inspection of datasets and comparisons with other data sources improved accuracy, completeness, and consistency of computations.

Keywords: Data quality; Denominators; Surveillance.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Cross Infection / prevention & control
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Drug Utilization
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
Infection Control
Quebec

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents