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3. Filter categories.
Weight groups |
Age categories |
Length of CPB |
All |
All |
All |
0 – 3 kg |
Neonate < 30 days |
< 1 h |
3 – 6 kg |
Infant = > 30 to < 365 days |
1 – 2h |
6 – 10 kg |
Toddler = > 1 to 5 years |
2 – 3h |
10 – 20 kg |
Child = > 5 to 13 years |
3 – 4h |
20 – 40 kg |
Teenager = > 13 to 18 years |
4 + h |
40 – 60 kg |
Adult = > 18 years |
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Figure 1. Blinded site comparison report showing number of neonatal CPB cases.
real-time institutional and PLN dashboards, and data requests for scientific studies and quality improvement initiatives.
To ensure data accuracy and completeness, data audits are conducted within 9 months, but no later than 1 year after a site’ s data collection begins. The auditor is one of the PLN Executive Committee members. Initial site audits are done in person, with additional days of remote audits as necessary until the audit is complete. Before the audit, the data coordinating center( DCC) will assess records in the PLN registry for missing data against the site’ sPC 4 records. Within the date range selected for the audit, all PC 4 records with a surgical procedure requiring CPB should have an accompanying PLN record. Once all appropriate records are verified as existing in the registry, the DCC generates a randomly selected set of PLN records, including 30 records or a 10 % sample size for sites with smaller case volumes. The auditor then works with the site’ s clinical champion to review the records for accuracy and completeness. As all fields are mandatory for submission, all fields are audited for each record. Utilizing an `over the shoulder’ approach, the clinical champion opens the EMR for selected cases and reports