Table 3. Infections noted in full text medical record reviewa.
Plan 1 | Plan 2 | Plan 4 | Plan 5 | All | |
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Records sought | 53 | 182 | 86 | 47 | 368 |
Records obtained (%) | 51 (96) | 125 (69) | 68 (79) | 31 (66) | 275 (75) |
Adequate documentation (% of records received) | 45 (88) | 62 (50) | 29 (43) | 13 (42) | 149 (54) |
Adequate documentation among records sought | 45 (85) | 62 (34) | 29 (34) | 13 (28) | 149 (40) |
Surgical site status (% of those with adequate documentation) | |||||
Confirmed surgical site infection | 23 (51) | 31 (50) | 15 (52) | 10 (77) | 79 (53) |
Problem wound healing, not meeting criteria for infection. | 7 (16) | 7 (11) | 3 (10) | 2 (15) | 19 (13) |
No evidence of infection | 15 (33) | 24 (31) | 11 (38) | 1 (8) | 51 (34) |
aFor logistical reasons, records were not sought from plan 3.