Table 2.
Mean and Two Standard Deviations of Rank Order of Confusion Rate after Two Rounds of the Delphi Process
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subcategories | Confusion by Documentation Ranking (Mean ± 2 SD) | Confusion by Guideline Ranking (Mean ± 2 SD) | Confusion by Documentation Ranking (Mean ± 2 SD) | Confusion by Guideline Ranking (Mean ± 2 SD) | Final Rank |
| Excisional debridement | 2.8 ± 5.0 | 2.8 ± 7 | 1.0 ± 0 | 1.0 ± 0 | 1 |
| Sepsis/bacteremia | 3.8 ± 2.0 | 4.8 ± 3.0 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | 3.6 ± 7.2 | 2 |
| Complication | 3.0 ± 2.8 | 8.0 ± 7.2 | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 5.2 ± 4.4 | 3 |
| Congestive heart failure | 4.0 ± 6.6 | 5.7 ± 11.2 | 4.6 ± 4.4 | 4.4 ± 6.2 | 4 |
| Epilepsy and seizures | 10.0 ± 8.2 | 9.3 ± 12.2 | 9.2 ± 3.0 | 7.4 ± 4.6 | 5 |
| COPD | 9.7 ± 10.4 | 10.2 ± 6.1 | 8.6 ± 5.0 | 9.2 ± 8.2 | 6 |
| Respiratory failure | 11.2 ± 6.6 | 9.2 ± 5.8 | 10.8 ± 3.8 | 8.2 ± 0.8 | 7 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 9.3 ± 9.4 | 11.5 ± 11.6 | 7.4 ± 2.2 | 13.2 ± 3.6 | 8 |
| SIRS with cellulitis | 12.7 ± 4.6 | 8.8 ± 5.4 | 14.2 ± 2.6 | 7.2 ± 0.8 | 9 |
| Renal insufficiency | 10.5 ± 9.6 | 12.0 ± 4.6 | 10.0 ± 7.8 | 14.8 ± 2.2 | 10 |
| Arterial embolization | 15.5 ± 5.4 | 11.0 ± 12.1 | 18.0 ± 0 | 9.2 ± 8.2 | 11 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 11.8 ± 7.6 | 12.8 ± 5.4 | 13.4 ± 1.8 | 16.2 ± 0.8 | 12 |
| Malignant ascites | 13.3 ± 7.8 | 13.7 ± 7.6 | 14.2 ± 8.0 | 18.0 ± 0 | 13 |
Note: COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SIRS: systemic inflammatory response syndrome.