Table 1 Description of antibiotic codes applied to data documented in patient charts
From: Timing of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis administration: Complexities of analysis
Codes applied to data | Description of coded data | N cases with code* |
|---|---|---|
On-time | Antibiotic documented; time documented; time within1 hour prior to incision | 449 |
Discordant | Antibiotic request documented; delivery time documented; time not within 1 hour prior to incision | 93 |
Not-documented | Antibiotic request not documented and delivery not documented | 95 |
Ambiguous-timing | Antibiotic request documented; delivery documented but not with associated time | 42 |