Table 2.
Results of manual and computer-facilitated medical record review.
Intervention | Foley Catheter | Sedation Medications | Positive Pressure Ventilation |
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Total number of medical records in cohort | 665 | 665 | 665 |
Cases for further review identified by initial computer search | 250 | 93 | 613 |
Cases for further review identified by revised computer search | 79 | No revised search | 29 |
Cases identified by computer – facilitated review (manual review of records identified by revised computer search) | 49 | 35 | 15 |
Cases identified by manual medical record review without computer assistance | 33 | 29 | 12 |
Adjudicated (final) results | 49 | 36 | 15 |
Charts not requiring manual review because of computer-facilitated search | 88.1% | 86.0% | 95.6% |
Cases identified by computer-facilitated review that were not identified by manual review (% increase over manual review) | 16 (48%) | 6 (21%) | 3 (25%) |