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Table 2 Data quality

From: The swiss neonatal quality cycle, a monitor for clinical performance and tool for quality improvement

 

Bench-marking

Quality indicators

Data completeness

Reliability

   

All units

min.

max.

 

Inborn

yes

yes (P)

99.6%

96.3%

100.0%

8 / 1 / 0

UapH measured

no

yes (P)

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

6 / 3 / 0

Caesarean Section

yes

yes (P)

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

4 / 4 / 1

Full prenatal steroids

yes

yes (P)

96.3%

90.8%

99.7%

5 / 3 / 1

Any prenatal steroids

yes

yes (P)

96.3%

90.8%

99.7%

6 / 3 / 0

Major birth defects

yes

no

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

-

Mortality

yes

yes (O)

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

6 / 3 / 0

PDA

yes

yes (O)

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

6 / 3 / 0

PPH

yes

yes (O)

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

7 / 2 / 0

NEC

yes

yes (O)

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

8 / 1 / 0

Early Onset Sepsis

yes

yes (O)

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

8 / 1 / 0

Late Onset Sepsis

yes

yes (O)

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

6 / 3/ 0

O2 at 36w GA

yes

yes (O)

97.8%

91.6%

100.0%

6 / 3 / 0

Mechanical ventilation

yes

yes (O)

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

6 / 3 / 0

CPAP

yes

yes (O)

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

4 / 4 / 0

CPAP w/o mech. vent.

yes

yes (O)

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

6 / 2 / 1

Surfactant

yes

yes (O)

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

7 / 1 / 1

ROP stage 3-4

yes

yes (O)

83.2%

72.4%

95.8%

9 / 0 / 0

PIH stage 3-4

yes

yes (O)

98.9%

97.7%

100.0%

8 / 1 / 0

cPVL

yes

yes (O)

98.9%

97.7%

100.0%

9 / 0 / 0

Growth

yes

yes (O)

97.9%

92.7%

100.0%

6 / 3 / 0

Surgery

yes

no

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

-

Length of stay

yes

no

98.7%

90.5%

100.0%

-

Length of stay

yes

no

98.6%

90.0%

100.0%

-

  1. Variables chosen for benchmarking (yes/no) and quality indicator evaluation (yes/no) with their completeness and reliability. (P): process quality indicator (O): outcome quality indicator. Data completeness is given as mean value for all units and with the value of the unit representing the minimum and the maximum completeness. Data is categorized according to the number of units with reliable / partially reliable / unreliable data.