Highlights
- •Problems in data extractions can compromise the quality of surveillance denominators.
- •Good communication with all stakeholders is essential during the entire process.
- •A valid list of admissions can facilitate information extraction from other databases.
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.
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Publication history
Published online: December 16, 2014
Footnotes
Conflicts of interest: None to report.
Funding/support: This study was funded by the Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé.
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