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. 2009 Feb 16;4:5. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-4-5

Table 4.

Minimum data set

Variable Data components
Site number Number
Unique identifier Number
Date of birth day/month/year
Sex Female/male
Height cm/inches
Hospital admission date day/month/year
ICU admission date day/month/year
ICU discharge date day/month/year
Hospital discharge date day/month/year
Patient classification Medical/Surgical/Trauma
Death during hospitalization yes/no; day/month/year