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NHSN Variable Reference List NHSN v6.6.1 April 2012 PATIENT SAFETY COMPONENT Variable Name Label ABXCount Number IV Antimicrobial Starts ABXFistulaCount Number IV Antimicrobial Starts: Fistula ABXGraftCount Number IV Antimicrobial Starts: Graft abxLockEth Lock Solution: Ethanol? abxLockGent Lock Solution: Gentamicin? abxLockOther Lock Solution: Other? abxLockOtherSfy Lock Solution: Other abxLockScit Lock Solution: Sodium Citrate? abxLockTaur Lock Solution: Taurolidine? abxLockUsed Antimicrobial Lock Solutions Used? abxLockUsedDesc abxLockVanc Lock Solution: Vancomycin? ABXNontunCLct Number IV Antimicrobial Starts: Nontunneled CL ABXOtherAccCt Number IV Antimicrobial Starts: Other Access Device ABXPortCount_old (Old) Number IV Antimicrobial Start: Port ABXRate IV Antimicrobial Start Rate abxResApprov Antibiotic Use Restricted via Approval Process? abxResFormul Antibiotic Use Restricted via Formulary Restrictions? abxResOth Antibiotic Use Restricted via Other? abxResOthSfy Antibiotic Use Restricted via Other abxResStopOrd Antibiotic Use Restricted via Stop Orders? abxResWritten Antibiotic Use Restricted via Written Policy? abxStandards Use ABX Susc Stds? abxStart IV Antimicrobial Start abxTest Peform Susc Testing? abxTestPerf Where Susc Testing Performed abxTestPerfDesc Where Susc Testing Performed ABXTunnCLct Number IV Antimicrobial Starts: Tunneled CL accessType Access Type acComment ACS Test Method Comment accRelBSI Access Related Bloodstream Infection ACINE Organism~MDR-Acinetobacter ACINE_admPrevBldCount ACINE Blood Admission~Prevalence LabID Count ACINE_admPrevCOCount ACINE CO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count ACINE_admPrevCount ACINE Admission~Prevalence LabID Count ACINE_admPrevHOCount ACINE HO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count ACINE_admPrevRate ACINE Admission~Prevalence Rate ACINE_bldCount ACINE Blood~LabID Count ACINE_bldIncCount ACINE Blood Incident~LabID Count ACINE_bldPrevRate ACINE BSI Overall~Prevalence Rate ACINE_BSIAdmPrevRate ACINE BSI Admission~Prevalence Rate ACINE_BSIIncDensRate ACINE BSI~Incidence Density Rate ACINE_BSIIncRate ACINE BSI~Incidence Rate acine_gg Gown/Glove~ACINE? acine_hh Hand Hygiene~ACINE? ACINE_incCount ACINE Incident~LabID Count acine_infSurv Inf Surv~ACINE? acine_labID Lab ID~ACINE? acine_labIDBld Lab ID Bld~ACINE? ACINE_labidCount ACINE~LabiD Count ACINE_MDROIncDensRate Overall ACINE~Infection/Colonization Incidence Density Rate ACINE_MDROIncRate Overall ACINE~Infection/Colonization Incidence Rate ACINE_pctAdmPrevCO ACINE Percent Admission~Prevalence/Community-Onset ACINE_pctAdmPrevHO ACINE Percent Admission~Prevalence/Healthcare Facility-Onset ACINE_prevRate Overall ACINE~Prevalence Rate acineCount ACINE HAI Count acinerate ACINE HAI Rate acPrimary ACS 1st Test Method Page 1

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NHSN Variable Reference List NHSN v6.6.1

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PATIENT SAFETY COMPONENT

Variable Name Label

ABXCount Number IV Antimicrobial Starts

ABXFistulaCount Number IV Antimicrobial Starts: Fistula

ABXGraftCount Number IV Antimicrobial Starts: Graft

abxLockEth Lock Solution: Ethanol?

abxLockGent Lock Solution: Gentamicin?

abxLockOther Lock Solution: Other?

abxLockOtherSfy Lock Solution: Other

abxLockScit Lock Solution: Sodium Citrate?

abxLockTaur Lock Solution: Taurolidine?

abxLockUsed Antimicrobial Lock Solutions Used?

abxLockUsedDesc

abxLockVanc Lock Solution: Vancomycin?

ABXNontunCLct Number IV Antimicrobial Starts: Nontunneled CL

ABXOtherAccCt Number IV Antimicrobial Starts: Other Access Device

ABXPortCount_old (Old) Number IV Antimicrobial Start: Port

ABXRate IV Antimicrobial Start Rate

abxResApprov Antibiotic Use Restricted via Approval Process?

abxResFormul Antibiotic Use Restricted via Formulary Restrictions?

abxResOth Antibiotic Use Restricted via Other?

abxResOthSfy Antibiotic Use Restricted via Other

abxResStopOrd Antibiotic Use Restricted via Stop Orders?

abxResWritten Antibiotic Use Restricted via Written Policy?

abxStandards Use ABX Susc Stds?

abxStart IV Antimicrobial Start

abxTest Peform Susc Testing?

abxTestPerf Where Susc Testing Performed

abxTestPerfDesc Where Susc Testing Performed

ABXTunnCLct Number IV Antimicrobial Starts: Tunneled CL

accessType Access Type

acComment ACS Test Method Comment

accRelBSI Access Related Bloodstream Infection

ACINE Organism~MDR-Acinetobacter

ACINE_admPrevBldCount ACINE Blood Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

ACINE_admPrevCOCount ACINE CO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

ACINE_admPrevCount ACINE Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

ACINE_admPrevHOCount ACINE HO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

ACINE_admPrevRate ACINE Admission~Prevalence Rate

ACINE_bldCount ACINE Blood~LabID Count

ACINE_bldIncCount ACINE Blood Incident~LabID Count

ACINE_bldPrevRate ACINE BSI Overall~Prevalence Rate

ACINE_BSIAdmPrevRate ACINE BSI Admission~Prevalence Rate

ACINE_BSIIncDensRate ACINE BSI~Incidence Density Rate

ACINE_BSIIncRate ACINE BSI~Incidence Rate

acine_gg Gown/Glove~ACINE?

acine_hh Hand Hygiene~ACINE?

ACINE_incCount ACINE Incident~LabID Count

acine_infSurv Inf Surv~ACINE?

acine_labID Lab ID~ACINE?

acine_labIDBld Lab ID Bld~ACINE?

ACINE_labidCount ACINE~LabiD Count

ACINE_MDROIncDensRate Overall ACINE~Infection/Colonization Incidence Density Rate

ACINE_MDROIncRate Overall ACINE~Infection/Colonization Incidence Rate

ACINE_pctAdmPrevCO ACINE Percent Admission~Prevalence/Community-Onset

ACINE_pctAdmPrevHO ACINE Percent Admission~Prevalence/Healthcare Facility-Onset

ACINE_prevRate Overall ACINE~Prevalence Rate

acineCount ACINE HAI Count

acinerate ACINE HAI Rate

acPrimary ACS 1st Test Method

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NHSN Variable Reference List NHSN v6.6.1

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PATIENT SAFETY COMPONENT

Variable Name Label

acPrimaryDesc ACS 1st Test Method

acSecondary ACS 2nd Test Method

acSecondaryDesc ACS 2nd Test Method

addr1 Address 1

addr2 Address 2

addr3 Address 3

adhRate_Admin Adherence Rate~Administered

adhRate_AdminME Adherence Rate~Administered/Med Elig Inpat

adhRate_AdminMEW Adherence Rate~Administered/Med Elig Willing Inpat

adhRate_Offer Adherence Rate~Offered

admASTEligible Admission~AST Eligible

admASTPerformed Admission~AST Performed

admDateYH Fac Admission~Yr/Half

admDateYM Fac Admission~Yr/Mon

admDateYQ Fac Admission~Yr/Qtr

admDateYr Fac Admission~Year

admissions Admissions

admissionsCdif CDIF Admissions

admitDate Fac Admission Date

admittedToICU Admitted to ICU for CDAD complications

admToDisDays Days: Admit to Discharge

admToEvntDays Days: Admit to Event

afungAuto Antifungal Susc Test Performed Automatically for Candida spp.?

afungAutoANID Anidulafungin Tested Automatically?

afungAutoCASPO Caspofungin Tested Automatically?

afungAutoFLUCO Fluconazole Tested Automatically?

afungAutoFLUCY Flucytosine Tested Automatically?

afungAutoITRA Itraconazole Tested Automatically?

afungAutoMICA Micafungin Tested Automatically?

afungAutoOther Other Drug Tested Automatically?

afungAutoOtherSfy Other Drug Tested Automatically

afungAutoVORI Voriconazole Tested Automatically?

afungMethBrothMacro Antifungal Test Method: Broth Macrodilution?

afungMethBrothMicro Antifungal Test Method: Broth Microdilution?

afungMethDiskDiff Antifungal Test Method: Disk Diffusion?

afungMethEtest Antifungal Test Method: E test?

afungMethOther Antifungal Test Method: Other?

afungMethOtherSfy Antifungal Test Method: Other

afungMethVitek2 Antifungal Test Method: Vitek 2 Card?

afungMethYeastOne Antifungal Test Method: YeastOne colorimetric microdilution?

afungTestLab Lab for Antifungal Susc Test for Candida species?

afungTestOth Antifungal Susc Test Performed

afungTestOthDesc Antifungal Susc Test Performed Desc

AgeAtEvent Age on Event Date

ageAtProc Age on Proc Date

AgeAtSpec Age at Specimen Collection

agrmntPersonID Agreement Person ID

ahaID AHA ID

alc_adhRate ALC~Adherence Rate

alcCount ALC Skin~Prep Count

alert Alert

alertType Alert Type

all_incomplete Record Incomplete~All SSI Model

AMB_HEMO "AMB-HEMO - Hemodialysis Center" Facility Type

ambsurgsetting AMB-SURG Setting

ambsurgsettingdesc AMB-SURG Setting Description

AMK Amikacin

AMP Ampicillin

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Variable Name Label

AMPSUL Ampicillin/Sulbactam

AMXCLV Amoxacillin/clavulanic acid

anesthesia General~Anesthesia?

ANID Anidulafungin

antimicrobialDays Antimicrobial Days

approach Type of Approach

approachDesc Approach Description

ARBCount Number Access Related Bloodstream Infections

ARBFistulaCount Number Access Related BSI: Fistula

ARBGraftCount Number Access Related BSI: Graft

ARBNontunCLct Number Access Related BSI: Nontunneled CL

ARBOtherAccCt Number Access Related BSI: Other Access Device

ARBPortCount_old (Old) Number Access Related BSI: Port

ARBRate Access Related Bloodstream Infection Rate/100 patient-months

ARBTunnCLct Number Access Related BSI: Tunneled CL

asa ASA Class

asaDesc ASA Class Description

AVFG Fistulas or Grafts

AVFGCount Number of Fistulas and Grafts

avgStay Average Length of Stay

AZITH Azithromycin

AZT Aztreonam

barrierCap Barrier Used: Cap?

barrierDrape Barrier Used: Drape?

barrierGloves Barrier Used: Gloves?

barrierGown Barrier Used: Gown?

barrierMask Barrier Used: Mask?

bedsize Bedsize

birthWt Birth Wt

birthWtCode Birth Wt Code

birthwtcodedesc Birth Wt Code Description

BJ_ACINEcount BJ/ACINE Count

BJ_BONEcount BJ/BONE Count

BJ_CEPHRKLEBcount BJ/CEPHRKLEB Count

BJ_CREECOLIcount BJ/CREECOLI Count

BJ_CREKLEBcount BJ/CREKLEB Count

BJ_DISCcount BJ/DISC Count

BJ_JNTcount BJ/JNT Count

BJ_MRSAcount BJ/MRSA Count

BJ_VREcount BJ/VRE Count

BJcount BJ Count

bldCultCNS CNS Grew in Blood Culture?

bldCultDE Positive Blood Culture

bldCultSource Suspected Source of Positive Blood Culture

bldCultSourceDesc Suspected Source of Positive Blood Culture

bldCulture (Old) Blood Culture

bldCultureDesc (Old) Blood Culture Description

bldLoss Estimated Blood Loss - ml

bldPractice Practice for Drawing Blood

bldPracticeDesc Practice for Drawing Blood

bldPracticeOth Other Practice for Drawing Blood

BSI_ACINEcount BSI/ACINE Count

BSI_CEPHRKLEBcount BSI/CEPHRKLEB Count

BSI_CREECOLIcount BSI/CREECOLI Count

BSI_CREKLEBcount BSI/CREKLEB Count

BSI_CSEPcount BSI/CSEP Count

BSI_LCBIcount BSI/LCBI Count

BSI_MRSAcount BSI/MRSA Count

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Variable Name Label

BSI_VREcount BSI/VRE Count

BSIcount BSI Count

bsiplan CLAB Plan?

bundle_adhRate CLIP Bundle~Adherence Rate

bundleCount CLIP Bundle~Count

buttonhole Buttonhole

buttonholeCann Is Buttonhole Cannulation performed?

buttonholeCount Buttonhole Patients Count

cap_adhRate Cap~Adherence Rate

capCount Cap Barrier~Count

carbBreakpoint Implemented Carbapenem Breakpoints for Enterobacteriaceae?

carbRpt What is Done if Carbapenemase Prod Detected

carbRptDesc What is Done if Carbapenemase Prod Detected Desc

carbTest Test for carbapenemase production?

CASPO Caspofungin

category Antimicrobial Category

cathBrand Brand Names of Catheters?

cathCap Soak Catheter Cap?

cathConnect Most Common Connector Device

cathConnectDesc Most Common Connector Device

cathdu Cath Util Ratio

cathPort Catheter Port Prep Agent

cathPortDesc Catheter Port Prep Agent

cathPortOth Other Catheter Port Prep Agent

CAU_ABUTIcount CA UTI/ABUTI Count

CAU_ACINEcount CAU/ACINE Count

CAU_ASBcount CA UTI/ASB Count

CAU_CEPHRKLEBcount CAU/CEPHRKLEB Count

CAU_CREECOLIcount CAU/CREECOLI Count

CAU_CREKLEBcount CAU/CREKLEB Count

CAU_MRSAcount CAU/MRSA Count

CAU_OUTIcount CA UTI/OUTI Count

CAU_SUTIcount CA UTI/SUTI Count

CAU_VREcount CAU/VRE Count

CAUcount CA UTI Count

caurate CA UTI Rate

CCN CMS Certification Number

CDCinfection CDC Infection

cdiAssay CDI Assay

CDIF Organism~C. difficile

CDIF_admPrevCOCount CDIF CO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CDIF_admPrevCOHCFACount CDIF CO-HCFA Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CDIF_admPrevCount CDIF Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CDIF_admPrevHOCount CDIF HO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CDIF_admPrevRate CDIF Admission~Prevalence Rate

CDIF_bldCount CDIF Blood Count

CDIF_bldPrevRate CDIF BSI Overall~Prevalence Rate

CDIF_facIncCount CDIF Facility Combined~Incident LabID Event Count

CDIF_facIncHOCount CDIF Facility Incident~HO LabID Event Count

CDIF_facIncRate Facility CDIF Combined~Incidence Rates

cdif_gg Gown/Glove~CDIF?

cdif_hh Hand Hygiene~CDIF?

CDIF_HOIncRate Facility CDIF Healthcare~Facility-Onset Incidence Rate

CDIF_incCount CDIF Incident~LabID Count

CDIF_incRate CDIF~Incidence Rate

cdif_infSurv Inf Surv~CDIF?

cdif_labID Lab ID~CDIF?

CDIF_labidCount CDIF~LabID Count

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Variable Name Label

CDIF_pctAdmPrevCO CDIF Percent Admission~Prevalence/Community-Onset

CDIF_pctAdmPrevCOHCFA CDIF Percent Admission~Prevalence/Community-Onset~Healthcare Facility-Associated

CDIF_pctAdmPrevHO CDIF Percent Admission~Prevalence/Healthcare Facility-Onset

CDIF_prevRate Overall CDIF~Prevalence Rate

cdifCount CDIF HAI Count

cdifrate CDIF HAI Rate

cdiMethCulture C. dif Test Method: Culture?

cdiMethCyto C. dif Test Method: Cytotoxin Assay?

cdiMethEIA C. dif Test Method: EIA for Toxin?

cdiMethNucl C. dif Test Method: Nucleic Acid Amplification?

cdiMethOther C. dif Test Method: Other?

cdiMethOtherSfy C. dif Test Method: Other

cdiMethStool C. dif Test Method: Stool antigen?

CEFAZ Cefazolin

CEFEP Cefepime

CEFOT Cefotaxime

CEFOX Cefoxitin

CEFTAZ Ceftazidime

CEFTRX Ceftriaxone

CEFUR Cefuroxime

cellulitis Cellulitis

cellulitisCount Number of Events with Cellulitis

centralLine Central Line?

CEPH Cephalothin

cephMonoBreakpoint Implemented Cephalosporin/Monobactam Breakpoints for Enterobacteriaceae?

cephRKleb Organism~CephR Kleb

CEPHRKLEB_admPrevBldCoun CEPHRKLEB Blood Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CEPHRKLEB_admPrevCOCoun CEPHRKLEB CO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CEPHRKLEB_admPrevCount CEPHRKLEB Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CEPHRKLEB_admPrevHOCoun CEPHRKLEB HO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CEPHRKLEB_admPrevRate CEPHRKLEB Admission~Prevalence Rate

CEPHRKLEB_bldCount CEPHRKLEB Blood~LabID Count

CEPHRKLEB_bldIncCount CEPHRKLEB Blood Incident~LabID Count

CEPHRKLEB_bldPrevRate CEPHRKLEB BSI Overall~Prevalence Rate

CEPHRKLEB_BSIAdmPrevRate CEPHRKLEB BSI Admission~Prevalence Rate

CEPHRKLEB_BSIIncDensRate CEPHRKLEB BSI~Incidence Density Rate

CEPHRKLEB_BSIIncRate CEPHRKLEB BSI~Incidence Rate

cephRKleb_gg Gown/Glove~CEPHRKLEB?

cephRKleb_hh Hand Hygiene~CEPHRKLEB?

CEPHRKLEB_incCount CEPHRKLEB Incident~LabID Count

cephRKleb_infSurv Inf Surv~CEPHRKLEB?

cephRKleb_labID Lab ID~CEPHRKLEB?

cephRKleb_labIDBld Lab ID Bld~CEPHRKLEB?

CEPHRKLEB_labidCount CEPHRKLEB~LabiD Count

CEPHRKLEB_MDROIncDensRa Overall CEPHRKLEB~Infection/Colonization Incidence Density Rate

CEPHRKLEB_MDROIncRate Overall CEPHRKLEB~Infection/Colonization Incidence Rate

CEPHRKLEB_pctAdmPrevCO CEPHRKLEB Percent Admission~Prevalence/Community-Onset

CEPHRKLEB_pctAdmPrevHO CEPHRKLEB Percent Admission~Prevalence/Healthcare Facility-Onset

CEPHRKLEB_prevRate Overall CEPHRKLEB~Prevalence Rate

CEPHRKLEBCount CEPHRKLEB Count

CEPHRKLEBRate CEPHRKLEB Rate

chg_adhRate CHG~Adherence Rate

chgCount CHG Skin~Prep Count

CHLOR Chloramphenicol

chlorhexUsed Chlorhexidine Patch Used

chlorhexUsedDesc Chlorhexidine Patch Used

CIPRO Ciprofloxacin

city City

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NHSN Variable Reference List NHSN v6.6.1

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PATIENT SAFETY COMPONENT

Variable Name Label

CLAB_ACINEcount CLAB/ACINE Count

CLAB_CEPHRKLEBcount CLAB/CEPHRKLEB Count

CLAB_CREECOLIcount CLAB/CREECOLI Count

CLAB_CREKLEBcount CLAB/CREKLEB Count

CLAB_CSEPcount CLA BSI/CSEP Count

CLAB_LCBIcount CLA BSI/LCBI Count

CLAB_MRSAcount CLAB/MRSA Count

CLAB_VREcount CLAB/VRE Count

CLABcount CLA BSI Count

clabrate CLA BSIRate

CLARTH Clarithromycin

class Antimicrobial Class

CLIND Clindamycin

clipBundle CLIP Bundle

CLIPcount CLIP Count

clipPlan CLIP Plan?

cmpx_incomplete Record Incomplete~Complex AR Model

CNS_ACINEcount CNS/ACINE Count

CNS_CEPHRKLEBcount CNS/CEPHRKLEB Count

CNS_CREECOLIcount CNS/CREECOLI Count

CNS_CREKLEBcount CNS/CREKLEB Count

CNS_ICcount CNS/IC Count

CNS_MENcount CNS/MEN Count

CNS_MRSAcount CNS/MRSA Count

CNS_SAcount CNS/SA Count

CNS_VREcount CNS/VRE Count

cnsComment CNS Test Method Comment

CNScount CNS Count

cnsPrimary CNS 1st Test Method

cnsPrimaryDesc CNS 1st Test Method

cnsSecondary CNS 2nd Test Method

cnsSecondaryDesc CNS 2nd Test Method

coatedCath Coated Cath Used?

COL Colistin

collPerOthSfy Responsible for Collecting Data: Other

collPerson Responsible for Collecting Data

collPersonAdm Responsible for Collecting Data: Admin

collPersonDesc Responsible for Collecting Data

collPersonICP Responsible for Collecting Data: ICP

collPersonOth Responsible for Collecting Data: Other

collPersonRN Responsible for Collecting Data: RN

collPersonTech Responsible for Collecting Data: Tech

comment Comment

compFollowed Components Followed

completedDate Survey Completion Date

completedFlag Complete?

confirmVRS Procedure to Confirm VRS?

consentStatus Consent Status

contribDeath Contrib To Death?

county County

countyName County Name

cr_diagEvent Physician Diagnosis of this Event Type?

cr_diagTher Physician Institutes Appropriate abx Therapy?

cr_lab15colIV >15 Colonies Cultured from IV Cannula Tip?

cr_lab1cult1org 1 Pos. Culture w/ >=10^5 col/ml of Single Uropathogen?

cr_lab1cult2org 1 Pos. Culture w/ >= 10^5col/cc and <= 2 Org?

cr_lab2cult1org >=2 Pos. Cultures w/ >=10^2 col/ml of Same Uropathogen?

cr_lab2cult2org >=2 Pos. Urine Cultures w/ >=10^5 col/mL w/same Org and <= 2 Species?

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NHSN Variable Reference List NHSN v6.6.1

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Variable Name Label

cr_labBALcells >=5% BAL Cells w/Bacteria?

cr_labGrmNoCult Pos. Gram Stain when Culture is Neg./Not Done?

cr_labHisto Histopathologic Exam?

cr_labLegPneu Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1?

cr_labLpneu 4-fold Rise in L. pneumophila Antibody Titer?

cr_labLRT Fungi or Pneumocytis carinii from LRT Specimen?

cr_labNoCult Not Cultured?

cr_labNoOrg Bld Culture Not Done/No Org Detected?

cr_labOthPos Oth Pos. Lab Tests?

cr_labPath Recognized Pathogen from Bld Culture(s)?

cr_labPosAnti Pos. Detection of Viral Antigen or Antibody?

cr_labPosBld Pos. Bld Culture?

cr_labPosCandid Matching Pos. Bld & Sputum Cultures w/ Candida spp?

cr_labPosDip Pos. Dipstick / Leukocyte Esterase or Nitrate?

cr_labPosGramSt Pos. Gram Stain?

cr_labPosIFCh Pos. micro-IF test for Chlamydia?

cr_labPosIFLeg Pos. culture or micro-IF of Legionella spp?

cr_labPositive Pos. Culture?

cr_labPosPath Pos. Culture of Pathogen?

cr_labPosPCR Pos. PCR for Chlamydia or Mycoplasma?

cr_labPosPleur Pos. Pleural Fluid Culture?

cr_labPosQuanLRT Pos. Quantitative Culture/LRT specimen?

cr_labPosSkin Pos. Culture of Skin Contaminant?

cr_labPosUrine Pos. Culture of Urine?

cr_labPosVirus Pos. Culture of Virus or Chlamydia?

cr_labPyuria Pyuria?

cr_labRad Radiographic Inf Evidence?

cr_labSera 4-fold Rise in Paired Sera for Pathogen?

cr_labSkinCon CSC from >2 Bld Cultures?

cr_ssAbscess Abscess?

cr_ssApnea Apnea?

cr_ssAptach Apnea/ Tachycardia?

cr_ssBradtach Bradycardia/ Tachycardia?

cr_ssBradycard Bradycardia?

cr_ssCDT Cough, Dyspnea, Tachypnea?

cr_ssChills Chills?

cr_ssCough Cough?

cr_ssDiarrhea Acute Onset of Diarrhea?

cr_ssDysuria Dysuria?

cr_ssFever Fever?

cr_ssFrequency Frequency?

cr_ssGas Gas Exchange?

cr_ssHeat Heat?

cr_ssHemopt Hemoptysis?

cr_ssHypoten Hypotension?

cr_ssHypotherm Hypothermia?

cr_ssIncision Incision opened by surgeon?

cr_ssLethargy Lethargy?

cr_ssLeuko Leukopenia or Leukocytosis?

cr_ssLocSwell Localized swelling?

cr_ssMental Altered Mental Status?

cr_ssNausea Nausea?

cr_ssOthInf Other evidence of infection found?

cr_ssOthSS Other signs & symptoms?

cr_ssPain Pain or tenderness?

cr_ssPleuritic Pleuritic Chest Pain?

cr_ssPurDrain Purulent drainage/material?

cr_ssRales Rales?

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Variable Name Label

cr_ssRedness Redness?

cr_ssSputum Sputum?

cr_ssStoolBld Blood in Stool?

cr_ssTemp Temperature Instability?

cr_ssTender Suprapubic tenderness?

cr_ssTenderCVA Tender CVA?

cr_ssUrgency Urgency?

cr_ssVomit Vomiting?

cr_ssWheeze Wheezing?

cr_ssWndDehisce Wound spontaneously dehisces?

cr_xrayCavitat Cavitation?

cr_xrayConsol Consolidation?

cr_xrayInfilt New/Progressive and Persistent Infiltrate?

cr_xrayPneumato Pneumatoceles?

createDate Date the record was created

createUserID User ID for Data Entry

creEcoli Organism~CRE E. coli

CREECOLI_admPrevBldCount CREECOLI Blood Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CREECOLI_admPrevCOCount CREECOLI CO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CREECOLI_admPrevCount CREECOLI Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CREECOLI_admPrevHOCount CREECOLI HO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CREECOLI_admPrevRate CREECOLI Admission~Prevalence Rate

CREECOLI_bldCount CREECOLI Blood~LabID Count

CREECOLI_bldIncCount CREECOLI Blood Incident~LabID Count

CREECOLI_bldPrevRate CREECOLI BSI Overall~Prevalence Rate

CREECOLI_BSIAdmPrevRate CREECOLI BSI Admission~Prevalence Rate

CREECOLI_BSIIncDensRate CREECOLI BSI~Incidence Density Rate

CREECOLI_BSIIncRate CREECOLI BSI~Incidence Rate

creEcoli_gg Gown/Glove~CREECOLI?

creEcoli_hh Hand Hygiene~CREECOLI?

CREECOLI_incCount CREECOLI Incident~LabID Count

creEcoli_infSurv Inf Surv~CREECOLI?

creEcoli_labID Lab ID~CREECOLI?

creEcoli_labIDBld Lab ID Bld~CREECOLI?

CREECOLI_labidCount CREECOLI~LabiD Count

CREECOLI_MDROIncDensRate Overall CREECOLI~Infection/Colonization Incidence Density Rate

CREECOLI_MDROIncRate Overall CREECOLI~Infection/Colonization Incidence Rate

CREECOLI_pctAdmPrevCO CREECOLI Percent Admission~Prevalence/Community-Onset

CREECOLI_pctAdmPrevHO CREECOLI Percent Admission~Prevalence/Healthcare Facility-Onset

CREECOLI_prevRate Overall CREECOLI~Prevalence Rate

CREECOLICount CREECOLI Count

CREECOLIRate CREECOLI Rate

creKleb Organism~CRE Kleb

CREKLEB_admPrevBldCount CREKLEB Blood Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CREKLEB_admPrevCOCount CREKLEB CO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CREKLEB_admPrevCount CREKLEB Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CREKLEB_admPrevHOCount CREKLEB HO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

CREKLEB_admPrevRate CREKLEB Admission~Prevalence Rate

CREKLEB_bldCount CREKLEB Blood~LabID Count

CREKLEB_bldIncCount CREKLEB Blood Incident~LabID Count

CREKLEB_bldPrevRate CREKLEB BSI Overall~Prevalence Rate

CREKLEB_BSIAdmPrevRate CREKLEB BSI Admission~Prevalence Rate

CREKLEB_BSIIncDensRate CREKLEB BSI~Incidence Density Rate

CREKLEB_BSIIncRate CREKLEB BSI~Incidence Rate

creKleb_gg Gown/Glove~CREKLEB?

creKleb_hh Hand Hygiene~CREKLEB?

CREKLEB_incCount CREKLEB Incident~LabID Count

creKleb_infSurv Inf Surv~CREKLEB?

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Variable Name Label

creKleb_labID Lab ID~CREKLEB?

creKleb_labIDBld Lab ID Bld~CREKLEB?

CREKLEB_labidCount CREKLEB~LabiD Count

CREKLEB_MDROIncDensRate Overall CREKLEB~Infection/Colonization Incidence Density Rate

CREKLEB_MDROIncRate Overall CREKLEB~Infection/Colonization Incidence Rate

CREKLEB_pctAdmPrevCO CREKLEB Percent Admission~Prevalence/Community-Onset

CREKLEB_pctAdmPrevHO CREKLEB Percent Admission~Prevalence/Healthcare Facility-Onset

CREKLEB_prevRate Overall CREKLEB~Prevalence Rate

CREKLEBCount CREKLEB Count

CREKLEBRate CREKLEB Rate

criteria_Met Criteria Met this Month

CTET Cefotetan

custom1 Custom 1

custom10 Custom 10

custom11 Custom 11

custom12 Custom 12

custom13 Custom 13

custom14 Custom 14

custom15 Custom 15

custom16 Custom 16

custom17 Custom 17

custom18 Custom 18

custom19 Custom 19

custom2 Custom 2

custom20 Custom 20

custom21 Custom 21

custom22 Custom 22

custom23 Custom 23

custom24 Custom 24

custom25 Custom 25

custom26 Custom 26

custom27 Custom 27

custom28 Custom 28

custom29 Custom 29

custom3 Custom 3

custom30 Custom 30

custom31 Custom 31

custom32 Custom 32

custom33 Custom 33

custom34 Custom 34

custom35 Custom 35

custom36 Custom 36

custom37 Custom 37

custom38 Custom 38

custom39 Custom 39

custom4 Custom 4

custom40 Custom 40

custom41 Custom 41

custom42 Custom 42

custom43 Custom 43

custom44 Custom 44

custom45 Custom 45

custom46 Custom 46

custom47 Custom 47

custom48 Custom 48

custom49 Custom 49

custom5 Custom 5

custom50 Custom 50

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Variable Name Label

custom6 Custom 6

custom7 Custom 7

custom8 Custom 8

custom9 Custom 9

customEventType Custom Event Type

CVC Any Central Lines

CVCCount Number of All Central Lines

CVS_ACINEcount CVS/ACINE Count

CVS_CARDcount CVS/CARD Count

CVS_CEPHRKLEBcount CVS/CEPHRKLEB Count

CVS_CREECOLIcount CVS/CREECOLI Count

CVS_CREKLEBcount CVS/CREKLEB Count

CVS_ENDOcount CVS/ENDO Count

CVS_MEDcount CVS/MED Count

CVS_MRSAcount CVS/MRSA Count

CVS_VASCcount CVS/VASC Count

CVS_VREcount CVS/VRE Count

CVScount CVS Count

DAPTO Daptomycin

de_denom Dialysis Event Denominator Reported

de_numer Dialysis Event Numerator Reported

de_plan DE on Reporting Plan

deactDate Deactivation Date

deactReason Deactivation Reason

death Death Outcome

DeathCt Death Outcome Count

decMedAllergy Medical Declination~Allergy

decMedFebrile Medical Declination~Febrile Illness

decMedGuillianBarre Medical Declination~Guillian-Barre Syndrome

decMedOth Medical Declination~Other

decMedOthSfy Medical Declination~Other Specify

decMedRespInf Medical Declination~Respiratory Inf

decMedTransplant Medical Declination~Transplant

decPerEffects Personal Declination~Fear Side Effects

decPerIneffect Personal Declination~Perceived Ineffective

decPerNeedle Personal Declination~Fear Needles

decPerOth Personal Declination~Other

decPerOthSfy Personal Declination~Other Specify

decPerReligious Personal Declination~Religious

decPerTransmit Personal Declination~Transmission Fear

decRate Declination Rate~Declining/Inpat Offered

decRate_Med Declination Rate~Declining Medical/Inpat Offered

decRate_Per Declination Rate~Declining Personal/Inpat Offered

deEventType Dialysis Event Type

denialCmt Denial Comment

device Device

devInsertDate Date of Device Insertion

devInsertLoc Location of Device Insertion

diabetes Diabetes Mellitus

dialBleach Bleach Used to Clean Inside of Dialyzers?

dialCard (Old) Cardiovascular Event

dialChill Chills or Rigors

dialChillCount Number of Events with Chills/Rigors

dialDisinfect Method Used to Disinfect Dialyzers

dialDisinfectDesc Method Used to Disinfect Dialyzers

dialDrpBP Drop in Blood Pressure

dialDrpBPCount Number of Events with Drop in Blood Pressure

dialFever Fever

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Variable Name Label

dialFeverCount Number of Events with Fever

dialHome Dialysis Service Offered: Home

dialInCenter Dialysis Service Offered: In-center

dialNone Problem None

dialNonInf (Old) Vascular Access Problem w/out Infection

dialOth Other Problem

dialOthCount Number of Events with Other Problem

dialOthSfy Other Problem Specifics

dialPeritoneal Dialysis Service Offered: Peritoneal

dialPneu (Old) Pneumonia

dialPneuResp Pneumonia or Respiratory Infection

dialPneuRespCount Number of Events with Pneumonia or Respiratory Infection

dialReprocess Dialyzers Reprocessed

dialReprocessDesc Dialyzers Reprocessed

dialReproDay Dialyzers Refrigerated?

dialResp (Old) Respiratory Infection (not Pneu)

dialUti (Old) Urinary Tract Infection

dialVANC IV Vancomycin Start

dialWnd Wound with Pus or Redness

dialWndCount Number of Events with Wound

died Died?

digestive_Count Route: Digestive

diplan Dialysis Plan?

dischargeDate Discharge Date

disDateYH Discharge~Yr/Half

disDateYM Discharge~Yr/Mon

disDateYQ Discharge~Yr/Qtr

disDateYr Discharge~Year

dob Date of Birth

DORI Doripenem

DOXY Doxycycline

drape_adhRate Drape~Adherence Rate

drapeCount Drape Barrier~Count

drawLocation Where Medications Drawn Into Syringes

drawLocationOth Where Medications Drawn Into Syringes: Other

dressBAid Dressing: Band-aid

dressChanged How Often Dressing Changed

dressChlorhex Dressing: Chlorhexidine Patch?

dressGauze Dressing: Gauze?

dressing Most Common Dressing Used

dressingDesc Most Common Dressing Used

dressingOth Most Common Dressing Other

dressKit Dressing: Prepackaged Kit?

dressNone Dressing: None?

dressOth Dressing: Other?

dressOthSfy Dressing: Other

dressTrans Dressing: Transparent?

drug Drug

drugIngredient Antimicrobial Agent

drugIngredientDesc Antimicrobial Agent~Decription

drugUser Patients Known to be Injecting Drugs?

dry_adhRate Prep Dry~Adherence Rate

dryCount Prep Dry~Count

dtASTEligible Discharge/Transfer~AST Eligible

dtASTPerformed Discharge/Transfer~AST Performed

du Util Ratio

ecComment EC Test Method Comment

ecPrimary EC 1st Test Method

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Variable Name Label

ecPrimaryDesc EC 1st Test Method

ecSecondary EC 2nd Test Method

ecSecondaryDesc EC 2nd Test Method

EENT_ACINEcount EENT/ACINE Count

EENT_CEPHRKLEBcount EENT/CEPHRKLEB Count

EENT_CONJcount EENT/CONJ Count

EENT_CREECOLIcount EENT/CREECOLI Count

EENT_CREKLEBcount EENT/CREKLEB Count

EENT_EARcount EENT/EAR Count

EENT_EYEcount EENT/EYE Count

EENT_MRSAcount EENT/MRSA Count

EENT_ORALcount EENT/ORAL Count

EENT_SINUcount EENT/SINU Count

EENT_URcount EENT/UR Count

EENT_VREcount EENT/VRE Count

EENTcount EENT Count

emergency Emergency Procedure?

enbComment Enterob Test Method Comment

enbPrimary Enterob 1st Test Method

enbPrimaryDesc Enterob 1st Test Method

enbSecondary Enterob 2nd Test Method

enbSecondaryDesc Enterob 2nd Test Method

encounters Encounters

encountersCdif CDIF Encounters

endoscope Endoscopic Approach?

enrollNum Enrollment Number

entbComment ESP Test Method Comment

entbPrimary ESP 1st Test Method

entbPrimaryDesc ESP 1st Test Method

entbSecondary ESP 2nd Test Method

entbSecondaryDesc ESP 2nd Test Method

entComment ENTSP Test Method Comment

entPrimary ENTSP 1st Test Method

entPrimaryDesc ENTSP 1st Test Method

entSecondary ENTSP 2nd Test Method

entSecondaryDesc ENTSP 2nd Test Method

ERTA Ertapenem

ERYTH Erythromycin

erythMult Single Dose Administered to Multiple Patients?

erythVial Erythopoietin Dosage Vial

erythVialDesc Erythopoietin Dosage Vial Description

esbl ESBL Screening?

esblRpt How ESBL Reported

esblRptDesc How ESBL Reported Description

esblTest Lab Test for ESBL?

ethnicity Ethnicity

ethnicityDesc Ethnicity Description

eventCount Event Count

eventDate Event Date

eventID Event ID

eventType Event Type

eventTypeDesc Event Type Description

evntDateYH Event~Yr/Half

evntDateYM Event~Yr/Mon

evntDateYQ Event~Yr/Qtr

evntDateYr Event~Year

evntToDisDays Days: Event to Discharge

evntType Event Type

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Variable Name Label

exemptOrg Exempt Organization from Audit

FacAdmEmail Fac Admin Email

FacAdmGName Fac Admin First Name

FacAdmMName Fac Admin Middle Name

FacAdmSurname Fac Admin Last Name

FacAdmWorkPhone Fac Admin Work Phone

FacAdmWorkPhoneExt Fac admin Work Phone Ext

facility Facility?

facOwner Ownership

facOwnerDesc Facility Ownership Description

facOwnerDial Ownership of Dialysis Center

facOwnerDialDesc Ownership of Dialysis Center

facToSpecDays Days: Fac Admit to Spec Collect

facType Type of Facility

facTypeDesc Type of Facility Description

failRate_Offer Failure Rate~Not Offered/Med Elig Inpat

fax Fax

fistula Fistula

fistulaAccDate Fistula Placement Date

fistulaAccDateUnk Fistula Placement Date Unknown

FistulaAccMo Fistula Access Month

FistulaAccYR Fistula Access Year

FLUCO Fluconazole

FLUCY Flucytosine

fluVaccSubtype Flu Vacc Subtype

fluVaccType Type of Flu Vaccination

fluVaccTypeDesc Type of Flu Vaccination Description

GATI Gatifloxacin

gender Gender

GENT Gentamicin

GENTHL Gentamicin high level

gg Gown and Gloves

gg_adhrate Gown/Glove~Adherence Rate

ggIndicated Gown/Glove~Indicated

ggUsed Gown/Glove~Used

GI_ACINEcount GI/ACINE Count

GI_CEPHRKLEBcount GI/CEPHRKLEB Count

GI_CREECOLIcount GI/CREECOLI Count

GI_CREKLEBcount GI/CREKLEB Count

GI_GEcount GI/GE Count

GI_GITcount GI/GIT Count

GI_HEPcount GI/HEP Count

GI_IABcount GI/IAB Count

GI_MRSAcount GI/MRSA Count

GI_NECcount GI/NEC Count

GI_VREcount GI/VRE Count

GIcount GI Count

glove_adhRate Glove~Adherence Rate

gloveCount Glove Barrier~Count

GName Patient First Name

gnbMethAgarDilu GNB Test Method: Agar Dilution?

gnbMethBDPhoenix GNB Test Method: BD Phoenix?

gnbMethDiskDiff GNB Test Method: Disk Diffusion?

gnbMethEtest GNB Test Method: E test?

gnbMethMicroscan51 GNB Test Method: MicroScan Walkaway Rapid?

gnbMethMicroScan52 GNB Test Method: MicroScan Walkaway Conventional?

gnbMethMicroScan53 GNB Test Method: MicroScan Auto/Touchscan?

gnbMethOther GNB Test Method: Other?

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Variable Name Label

gnbMethOtherSfy GNB Test Method: Other

gnbMethOthMicro GNB Test Method: Other Micro-broth Dilution?

gnbMethSensititre GNB Test Method: Sensititre?

gnbMethVancAgar GNB Test Method: Vancomycin Agar Screen Plate?

gnbMethVitek GNB Test Method: Vitek?

gnbMethVitek2 GNB Test Method: Vitek 2?

gnbTest Susc Test for Drug-Resistant Gram Negative Bacilli?

gown_adhRate Gown~Adherence Rate

gownCount Gown Barrier~Count

graft Graft

graftAccDate Graft Placement Date

graftAccDateUnk Graft Placement Date Unknown

GraftAccMO Graft Access Month

GraftAccYR Graft Access Year

groupMember Part of Group or Chain of Dialysis Centers?

groupName Group Name

groupNameCode Group Name

groupNameCodeDesc Group Name Desc

groupNameOth Group Name Other

groupType Type of Group

groupTypeOth Other Group Type

guideWire CL Exchanged Over Guidewire?

handHygiene Hand Hygiene Performed?

hepBTest Most Patients Tested for anti-HBs?

hepCTest Test Patients for Hepatitis C Antibody?

hepCTestDesc Test Patients for Hepatitis C Antibody? Description

hh Hand Hygiene

hh_adhrate Hand Hygiene~Adherence Rate

HHcount Hand Hygiene~Count

hhIndicated Hand Hygiene~Indicated

hhPerformed Hand Hygiene~Performed

hivInf Patients with Known HIV Infection?

holdCmt Hold Comment

hosp Hospitalization Outcome

hospCount_old (Old) Number Hospitalization Events

HospCt Hospitalization Outcome Count

hospFistulaCount_old (Old) Number Hospitalization Events: Fistula

hospGraftCount_old (Old) Number Hospitalization Events: Graft

hospIncident (old) Hospitalization Dialysis Event type

hospNontunCLct_old (Old) Number Hospitalization Events: Nontunneled CL

hospPortCount_old (Old) Number Hospitalization Events: Port

hospRate_old (Old) Hosp Incident Rate

hospRecElec Discharge Summary: Electronic Records?

hospRecNone Discharge Summary: None?

hospRecPaper Discharge Summary: Paper Records?

hospTunnCLct_old (Old) Number Hospitalization Events: Tunneled CL

hpro Type of Hip~Prosthesis Procedure

hproDesc HPRO~Description

hrLabor Duration of Labor - hr

htFeet Patient Height - ft

htInches Patient Height - in

htMetric Patient Height - meters

icDialCharge Dialysis Staff in Charge of IC?

icPerson In Charge of Infection Control

icPersonChg Someone In Charge of Infection Control?

icPersonDesc In Charge of Infection Control Description

icPersonOth Other In Charge of IC?

icPersonOthSfy Other In Charge of IC

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Variable Name Label

icPersonUnit ICP Comes to Unit?

id2 Patient ID2

IM_Count Route: IM

IMI Imipenem

immunocomp Immunocompromised

implant Implant?

imported Imported?

improveSuggest Suggestions for Improvement

inaVIS Inactivated Influenza VIS?

incASTPositive Discharge/Transfer~AST Positive

inf Infections

infPreventABX Used to Prevent Infections: Antimicrobial-impregnated Catheters?

infPreventCCL Used to Prevent Infections: Closed Connector Luer Access Devices?

infPreventCHL Used to Prevent Infections: Chlorhexadine Dressing?

infType Infection Type

insDateYH Insertion Yr/Half

insDateYM Insertion~Yr/Mon

insDateYQ Insertion~Yr/Qtr

insDateYr Insertion~Year

insertDate Insertion Date

inserterID Inserter ID

insertSite Insertion Site

insertSiteDesc Insertion Site Description

insGName Inserter First Name

insOthOccupation Inserter Occupation Other

insSurname Inserter Last Name

interXferDays Days: Inter-Facility Transfer

isolateHepB Capacity to Isolate Hepatitis B?

isolateHepBDesc Capacity to Isolate Hepatitis B?~Description

isolateHepC Other Conditions Isolated: Hepatitis C?

isolateMRSA Other Conditions Isolated: MRSA?

isolateNone Other Conditions Isolated: None?

isolateOther Other Conditions Isolated?

isolateOtherSfy Other Conditions Isolated

isolateTB Other Conditions Isolated: TB?

ITRA Itraconazole

IV_Count Route: IV

jobClass Job Classification for Hemodialysis Catheter Care

jobClassDesc Job Classification for Hemodialysis Catheter Care~Description

jobClassLPN Job Classifications of Staff: LPN?

jobClassNurse Job Classifications of Staff: Nurse?

jobClassOth Job Classifications of Staff: Other?

jobClassOthSfy Job Classifications of Staff Other

jobClassRN Job Classifications of Staff: RN?

jobClassTech Job Classifications of Staff: Tech?

kpComment KP/KO Test Method Comment

kpPrimary KP/KO 1st Test Method

kpPrimaryDesc KP/KO 1st Test Method

kpro Type of Knee Prosthesis Procedure

kproDesc KPRO~Description

kpSecondary KP/KO 2nd Test Method

kpSecondaryDesc KP/KO 2nd Test Method

labRecElec Lab Records: Electronic?

labRecNone Lab Records: None?

labRecPaper Lab Records: Paper?

LAICount_old (Old) Number Local Access Infections

LAIFistulaCount_old (Old) Local Access Infection: Fistula

LAIGraftCount_old (Old) Local Access Infection: Graft

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Variable Name Label

LAINontunCLct_old (Old) Local Access Infection: Nontunneled CL

LAIPortCount_old (Old) Local Access Infection: Port

LAIRate_old (Old) Local Access Infection Rate

LAITunnCLct_old (Old) Local Access Infection: Tunneled CL

LASICount Number Local Access Site Infections

LASIFistulaCount Number Local Access Site Infections: Fistula

LASIGraftCount Number Local Access Site Infections: Graft

LASINontunCLct Number Local Access Site Infections: Nontunneled CL

LASIOtherAccCt Number Local Access Site Infections: Other Access Device

LASIRate Local Access Site Infection Rate/100 patient-months

LASITunnCLct Number Local Access Site Infections: Tunneled CL

lastDischargeDate Last Discharge Date

lastDisDateYH Last Discharge~Yr/Half

lastDisDateYM Last Discharge~Yr/Mon

lastDisDateYQ Last Discharge~Yr/Qtr

lastDisDateYr Last Discharge~Year

laVIS Live, Attenuated Influenza VIS?

lcbiPath LCBI Pathway

lcbipathdesc LCBI Pathway Description

LEVO Levofloxacin

linedu CL Util Ratio

lineType CL Cath Type

lineTypeDesc CL Cath Type Description

lineTypeOther CL Cath Type Other

linkedEvent Linked Event

linkedproc Linked Procedure

LNZ Linezolid

locAdmDateYH Loc Admission~Yr/Half

locAdmDateYM Loc Admission~Yr/Mon

locAdmDateYQ Loc Admission~Yr/Qtr

locAdmDateYr Loc Admission~Year

localAccInf_old (Old) Local Access Infection

localAccSiteInf Local Access Site Infection

location Location

locationadmitDate Location Admission Date

locationType Location Type

locbeds Location Beds

locbedsize Location~Bedsize

locCDC CDC Location

locCDCDesc CDC Location Description

locDialCenter Location of Dialysis Center

locDialCenterDesc Location of Dialysis Center

locImport Location Import?

locLabel Location Label

locStatus Location Status

locToSpecDays Days: Loc Admit to Spec Collect

lotNum Lot Number

LRI_ACINEcount LRI/ACINE Count

LRI_BRONcount LRI/BRON Count

LRI_CEPHRKLEBcount LRI/CEPHRKLEB Count

LRI_CREECOLIcount LRI/CREECOLI Count

LRI_CREKLEBcount LRI/CREKLEB Count

LRI_LUNGcount LRI/LUNG Count

LRI_MRSAcount LRI/MRSA Count

LRI_VREcount LRI/VRE Count

LRIcount LRI Count

ltacsetting LTAC Setting

ltacsettingdesc LTAC Setting Description

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Variable Name Label

m100Ver M100 Version

machRecElec Dialysis Machine Assignment Records: Electronic?

machRecNone Dialysis Machine Assignment Records: None?

machRecPaper Dialysis Machine Assignment Records: Paper?

manufacturer Manufacturer

manufacturerDesc Manufacturer Description

mask_adhRate Mask~Adherence Rate

maskCount Mask Barrier~Count

maxAllowed Max Allowed

mdroIncompleteFlag Incomplete?

mdroInfPlan In MDRO Plan

medAff Medical School Affiliated

medicareID Medicare ID

medID med ID

medType Type of Affiliation

medTypeDesc Type of Affiliation Description

MERO Meropenem

METH Methicillin

methAgarDilu Agar Dilution used to Confirm VRS?

methBDPhoenix BD Phoenix used to Confirm VRS?

methdiskdiff Disk Diffusion used to Confirm VRS?

methetest Etest used to Confirm VRS?

methMicroscan51 MicroScan Walkaway Rapid used to Confirm VRS?

methMicroscan52 MicroScan Walkaway Conventional used to Confirm VRS?

methMicroscan53 MicroScan Auto/Touchscan used to Confirm VRS?

methother Other Method used to Confirm VRS?

methothersfy Other Method used to Confirm VRS

methOthMicro Other micro-broth Dilution used to Confirm VRS?

methrepeatprimary Repeat Primary Test to Confirm VRS?

methSensititre Sensititre used to Confirm VRS?

methvancagar Agar Screen Plate used to Confirm VRS?

methVitek Vitek used to Confirm VRS?

methVitek2 Vitek 2 used to Confirm VRS?

METRO Metronidazole

MICA Micafungin

MINO Minocycline

MName Patient Middle Name

modelRiskAll Risk using All SSI Model

modelRiskComplex Risk using Complex AR Model

modifyDate Last Modified

modifyUserID Modify User ID

modifyVersion Version number of the software under which the data was last updated

module Module

month Month

monthfrom From Month

monthto To Month

MOXI Moxifloxacin

MRSA Organism~MRSA

MRSA_admASTadhRate MRSA Admission~AST Adherence Rate

MRSA_admASTEligible MRSA Admission~AST Eligible

MRSA_admASTPerformed MRSA Admission~AST Performed

MRSA_admASTPrevRate MRSA AST~Prevalence Rate

MRSA_admPrevBldCount MRSA Blood Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

MRSA_admPrevCOCount MRSA CO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

MRSA_admPrevCount MRSA Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

MRSA_admPrevHOCount MRSA HO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

MRSA_admPrevRate MRSA Admission~Prevalence Rate

mrsa_astEligible AST Eligible~MRSA

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Variable Name Label

mrsa_astTiming AST Timing~MRSA

MRSA_bldCount MRSA Blood~LabID Count

MRSA_bldIncCount MRSA Blood Incident~LabID Count

MRSA_bldPrevRate MRSA BSI Overall~Prevalence Rate

MRSA_BSIAdmPrevRate MRSA BSI Admission~Prevalence Rate

MRSA_BSIIncDensRate MRSA BSI~Incidence Density Rate

MRSA_BSIIncRate MRSA BSI~Incidence Rate

MRSA_dtASTadhRate MRSA Discharge/Transfer~AST Adherence Rate

MRSA_dtASTEligible MRSA Discharge/Transfer~AST Eligible

MRSA_dtASTPerformed MRSA Discharge/Transfer~AST Performed

mrsa_gg Gown/Glove~MRSA?

mrsa_hh Hand Hygiene~MRSA?

MRSA_incASTPos MRSA Discharge/Transfer~AST Positive

MRSA_incASTRate MRSA AST~Incidence Rate

MRSA_incCount MRSA Incident~LabID Count

mrsa_incidence Incidence~MRSA?

mrsa_infSurv Inf Surv~MRSA?

mrsa_labID Lab ID~MRSA?

mrsa_labIDBld Lab ID Bld~MRSA?

MRSA_labidCount MRSA~LabiD Count

MRSA_MDROIncDensRate Overall MRSA~Infection/Colonization Incidence Density Rate

MRSA_MDROIncRate Overall MRSA~Infection/Colonization Incidence Rate

MRSA_pctAdmPrevCO MRSA Percent Admission~Prevalence/Community-Onset

MRSA_pctAdmPrevHO MRSA Percent Admission~Prevalence/Healthcare Facility-Onset

mrsa_prevalence Prevalence~MRSA?

MRSA_prevASTPos MRSA Admission~AST Positive

MRSA_prevRate Overall MRSA~Prevalence Rate

mrsaadm MRSA AST Adm

mrsaCount MRSA HAI Count

mrsadt MRSA AST D/T

mrsainc MRSA AST Incidence

mrsaprev MRSA AST Prevalence

mrsarate MRSA HAI Rate

MSSA Organism~MSSA

MSSA_admPrevBldCount MSSA Blood Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

MSSA_admPrevCOCount MSSA CO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

MSSA_admPrevCount MSSA Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

MSSA_admPrevHOCount MSSA HO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

MSSA_admPrevRate MSSA Admission~Prevalence Rate

mssa_astEligible AST Eligible~MSSA

mssa_astTiming AST Timing~MSSA

MSSA_bldCount MSSA Blood~LabID Count

MSSA_bldIncCount MSSA Blood Incident~LabID Count

MSSA_bldPrevRate MSSA BSI Overall~Prevalence Rate

MSSA_BSIAdmPrevRate MSSA BSI Admission~Prevalence Rate

MSSA_BSIIncDensRate MSSA BSI~Incidence Density Rate

MSSA_BSIIncRate MSSA BSI~Incidence Rate

mssa_gg Gown/Glove~MSSA?

mssa_hh Hand Hygiene~MSSA?

MSSA_incCount MSSA Incident~LabID Count

mssa_incidence Incidence~MSSA?

mssa_infSurv Inf Surv~MSSA?

mssa_labID Lab ID~MSSA?

mssa_labIDBld Lab ID Bld~MSSA?

MSSA_labidCount MSSA~LabiD Count

MSSA_MDROIncDensRate Overall MSSA~Infection/Colonization Incidence Density Rate

MSSA_MDROIncRate Overall MSSA~Infection/Colonization Incidence Rate

MSSA_pctAdmPrevCO MSSA Percent Admission~Prevalence/Community-Onset

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Variable Name Label

MSSA_pctAdmPrevHO MSSA Percent Admission~Prevalence/Healthcare Facility-Onset

mssa_prevalence Prevalence~MSSA?

MSSA_prevRate Overall MSSA~Prevalence Rate

mssaCount MSSA HAI Count

mssarate MSSA HAI Rate

multiProc Multiple Procedures

mupirocinUse Patients use Mupirocin?

name Facility Name

noEventDE No Dialysis Events

noEventPPNU No Events for PPP

noEvents No Events

noEventsInfSurv No Inf Surv Events

noEventsLabID No LabID Events

noEventsLabIDbld No LabID Blood Events

noEventSSI No Events for SSI

noninfBleeding (Old) Bleeding

noninfClotting (Old) Clotting

noninfOther (Old) Other noninfection access problem

nonTunnCLDate Nontunneled CL Placement Date

nonTunnCLDateUnk Nontunneled CL Placement Date Unknown

NonTunnCLMO Nontunneled Access Month

NonTunnCLYR Nontunneled Access Year

nontunneledCL Nontunneled Central Line

noProc No Procedures

noVacc No Vaccinations

numAdmissions Admissions

numAdmits Number of Admissions

numAdms Admissions

numBeds Number of Beds

numButtonPats Number of Buttonhole Patients

numCdifAdm C. dif Admissions

numCdifEncounters C. dif Encounters

numCdifPatDays C. dif Patient Days

numChronicPats Number of Chronic Patients

numCLDays Central Line Days

numContr # Inpat Declining~Vacc~Medical

numCrit # Inpat Meeting Flu Vacc Criteria

numDaysPresent Days Present

numddays Device Days

numDec # Inpat Declining~Vacc~Personal

numDecline # Inpat~Declining Vacc

numencounters Encounters

numFistulaPats Number of Patients: AV Fistula

numFluVaccPats Number of Chronic Patients Receiving Flu Vacc

numFluVaccStaff Number of Staff Receiving Flu Vacc

numGraftPats Number of Patients: AV Graft

numHemodialysis Number of Patients Receiving Hemodialysis

numHepBConvPats Number of Chronic Patients Converting HBsAg

numHepBPosPats Number of Patients HBsAg Positive on Arrival

numHepBTestPats Number of Patients Anti-HBs Postive

numHepBVaccPats Number of Patients Receiving HepB Vacc

numHepBVaccStaff Number of Staff Receiving HepB Vacc

numHepCConvertPats Number of Chronic Patients Converting anti-HCV

numHepCPosPats Number of Patients Positive for Hepatitis C Antibody on Arrival

numHepCTestPats Number of Patients Positive for Hepatitis C Antibody

numHiObsBeds Number of High Observation Beds

numHomePats Number of Patients Receiving Home Hemodialysis

numHybridPats Number of Patients: Hybrid Access

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Variable Name Label

numICP Number of ICPs

numICUBeds Number of ICU Beds

numInCenterPats Number of Patients Receiving In-center Hemodialysis

numLTACBeds Total LTAC Beds

numLumens Number of Lumens

numMedElig # Med~Elig Inpat

numMedEligWilling # Med Elig~Willing Inpat

numMupPat Number of Patients Receiving Mupirocin

numNontunCLPats Number of Patients: Nontunneled Central Line

numOthAccPats Number of Patients: Other Access Device

numOtherBeds Number of Other Beds

numotherbedsltac Number of Other Beds: LTAC

numOthPatCare Number of Others Performing Patient Care

numPatDays Patient Days

numpats Patient-months

numPCLDays Perm Central~Line Days

numPCTPatCare Number of Techs Performing Patient Care

numPeritonealPats Number of Patients Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis

numPneuVaccPats Number of Patients Receiving Pneumococcal Vacc

numPortPats (Old) Number Port Patients

numPrev # Inpatients~Prev Vacc

numProc Number of Procedures

numResDays Number of Resident Days

numRNPatCare Number of RNs Performing Patient Care

numSCABeds Number of Specialty Care Beds

numStaff Number of Clinical Staff

numStaffBioT Number of Dialysis Biomedical Technicians

numStaffDiet Number of Dieticians

numStaffNurse Number of Nurses/Nurse Assistants

numStaffOth Number of Other Staff

numStaffPCT Number of Patient-Care Technicians

numStaffPhy Number of Physicians/Physician Assistants

numStaffPrac Number of Nurse Practitioners

numStaffSW Number of Social Workers

numStations Number of Hemodialysis Stations

numTCLDays Temp Central~Line Days

numTherapyDays Therapy Days

numTunnCLPats Number of Patients: Tunneled Central Line

numUCathDays Urinary~Catheter Days

numVac # Vaccinated

numVentBeds Number of Ventilator Beds

numVentDays Ventilator~Days

nurseCoord Dedicated Vascular Access Nurse/Coordinator facility?

nurseVaccAdmin Nurses Allowed to Administer Vaccines Without Physician Order?

nurseVaccAdminDesc Nurses Allowed to Administer Vaccines Without Physician Order?~Description

objectAction Right

objectModifier Modifier

objectName Name

occCDC CDC Occupation

occCDCDesc CDC Occupation~Description

OFLOX Ofloxacin

ointment Ointment Applied During Dressing Change?

ointmentApp Antiseptic ointment applied?

ointmentType Type of Ointment Applied

ointmentTypeDesc Type of Ointment Applied

ointTypeOthSfy Ointment Type Other

olddialPRS (Old) Pus, redness, or swelling problem

oldprsFistula (Old) Fistula with Pus/Red/Swell Problem?

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Variable Name Label

oldprsGraft (Old) Graft with Pus, Red, Swelling Problem?

oldprsPCLine (Old) Perm Central Line with Pus, Red, Swell problem?

oldprsPort (Old) Port with Pus/Red/Swell Problem?

oldprsTCLine (Old) Temp Central Line with Pus, Red, Swell problem?

onset Onset

onsetdesc Onset Description

orgAdminUserID Admin User ID

orgAdmUsername Adm User Name

orgContactID Contact ID

orgID Org ID

otherAcc Other Access Device

otherAccDate Other Access Device Placement Date

otherAccDateUnk Other Access Device Placement Date Unknown

otherAccMO Other Access Month

otherAccYR Other Access Year

othReasonInsert Reason for Insertion Other

othSkinPrep Skin Prep: Other?

othSkinPrepSfy Skin Prep Other Specify

outpatient Performed in~Outpatient Setting?

OX Oxacillin

paComment PA Test Method Comment

paPrimary PA 1st Test Method

paPrimaryDesc PA 1st Test Method

parentOrgID Group Org ID

partPast Participated in Surveillance System?

paSecondary PA 2nd Test Method

paSecondaryDesc PA 2nd Test Method

patCare Perform Patient Care?

patdays Patient Days

patdaysCdif CDIF Patient Days

patDischarge Discharged in Past 3 Months?

patFluVacc Flu Vacc Offered to Patients?

patGName Patient First Name

pathIdentified Pathogen Identified

pathogen Pathogen

pathogen1 Pathogen 1

pathogen2 Pathogen 2

pathogen3 Pathogen 3

pathogenDesc Pathogen Description

pathogendesc1 Pathogen 1 Description

pathogendesc2 Pathogen 2 Description

pathogendesc3 Pathogen 3 Description

pathogenSeq Pathogen Seq

patID Patient ID

patMName Patient Middle Name

patPneuVacc Pneumococcal Vacc Offered to Patients?

patRaceaab Patient Race-Black/African American?

patRaceamin Patient Race-American Indian/Alaska Native?

patRaceasian Patient Race-Asian?

patRaceNH_PI Patient Race-Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander?

patRacewhite Patient Race-White?

patRecElec Patient Immunization Records: Electronic?

patRecNone Patient Immunization Records: None?

patRecPaper Patient Immunization Records: Paper?

patSurName Patient Last Name

PB Polymyxin B

PBCCount Number Positive Blood Cultures

PBCFistulaCount Number Positive Blood Cultures: Fistula

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Variable Name Label

PBCGraftCount Number Positive Blood Cultures: Graft

PBCNontunCLct Number Positive Blood Cultures: Nontunneled CL

PBCOtherAccCt Number Positive Blood Cultures: Other Access Device

PBCPortCount_old (Old) Number Positive Blood Cultures: Port

PBCRate Positive Blood Culture Rate/100 patient-months

PBCTunnCLct Number Positive Blood Cultures: Tunneled CL

PCLAB_ACINEcount Perm CLAB/ACINE Count

PCLAB_CEPHRKLEBcount Perm CLAB/CEPHRKLEB Count

PCLAB_CREECOLIcount Perm CLAB/CREECOLI Count

PCLAB_CREKLEBcount Perm CLAB/CREKLEB Count

PCLAB_CSEPcount Perm CLA BSI/CSEP Count

PCLAB_LCBIcount Perm CLA BSI/LCBI Count

PCLAB_MRSAcount Perm CLAB/MRSA Count

PCLAB_VREcount Perm CLAB/VRE Count

PCLABcount Perm CLA BSI Count

pclabrate Perm CLA BSI Rate

pctPatAcute % Patients Discharged to Acute Care

pctPatHome % Patients Discharged to Home

pctPatRecov % Patients Discharged to Recovery Care

pctProcSurg % Procedures that are Surgical

PENG Penicillin G

periOintment Is Ointment Applied to Peritoneal Catheters?

periOintType Ointment Applied to Peritoneal Catheters

periOintTypeDesc Ointment Applied to Peritoneal Catheters

periOintTypeOthSfy Other Ointment Applied to Peritoneal Catheters

permCentralLine Tunneled Central Line

permMan1 Permanent Catheters Manufacturer 1

permMan2 Permanent Catheters Manufacturer 2

permMan3 Permanent Catheters Manufacturer 3

permModel1 Permanent Catheters Model 1

permModel2 Permanent Catheters Model 2

permModel3 Permanent Catheters Model 3

pi_adhRate PI~Adherence Rate

piCount PI Skin~Prep Count

PIP Piperacillin

PIPTAZ Piperacillin/Tazobactam

plan Plan

plans Plan

planYM Plan YM

plinedu Perm CL Util Ratio

PNEU_ACINEcount Pneu/ACINE Count

PNEU_CEPHRKLEBcount Pneu/CEPHRKLEB Count

PNEU_CREECOLIcount Pneu/CREECOLI Count

PNEU_CREKLEBcount Pneu/CREKLEB Count

PNEU_MRSAcount Pneu/MRSA Count

PNEU_PNU1count Pneu/PNU1 Count

PNEU_PNU2count Pneu/PNU2 Count

PNEU_PNU3count Pneu/PNU3 Count

PNEU_VREcount Pneu/VRE Count

PneuCount Pneu Count

pneuPlan VAP Plan?

port (Old) Port

portAccDate (Old) Port Placement Date

portAccDateUnk (Old) Port Placement Date Unknown

postProc Post-Procedure

ppnuPlan PPP Plan?

PPPCount PPP Count

pppplan PPP Plan

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Variable Name Label

ppprate PPP Rate

prepDry Skin Prep Agent Dry?

prepWashSoap Area Washed with Soap and Water?

prevASTClinicalPositive Prevalent Cases~AST/Clinical Positive

prevASTKnownPositive Prevalent Cases~AST/Known Positive

prevDisMons Months: Last Discharge to Fac Admit

prevPos Previous Organism Infection

prevRate_NotPreVaccAdm Prevalence Rate~Not Prev Vacc/Adm

prevRate_PreVaccAdm Prevalence Rate~Prev Vacc/Adm

procCode Procedure Code

procCodeDesc Procedure Code Description

procCount Procedure Count

procDate Procedure Date

procDateYH Procedure~Yr/Half

procDateYM Procedure~Yr/Mon

procDateYQ Procedure~Yr/Qtr

procDateYr Procedure~Year

procDurationHr Duration of~Procedure - hr

procDurationMin Duration of~Procedure - min

procICD9Code Procedure ICD9 Code

procID Procedure ID

procToEvntDays Days: Procedure to Event

product Product

productDesc Product Description

productOth Other Product

PRSCount Number of Pus Redness Swelling Events

prsEvent (Old) Pus Redness Swelling Problem

prsFistula Pus Redness Swelling Event: Fistula

prsFistulaCt Number of Pus Redness Swelling Events: Fistula

prsGraft Pus Redness Swelling Event: Graft

prsGraftCt Number of Pus Redness Swelling Events: Graft

prsNontunnCL Pus Redness Swelling Event: Nontunneled CL

prsNonTunnCLCt Number of Pus Redness Swelling Events: Nontunneled CL

prsOthAccCt Number of Pus Redness Swelling Events: Other Access

prsOtherAcc Pus Redness Swelling Event: Other Access Device

prsTunnCL Pus Redness Swelling Event: Tunneled CL

prsTunnCLCt Number of Pus Redness Swelling Events: Tunneled CL

PSNoPlan No PS Plan?

PSRptPlanID Report Plan ID

punctPrep Puncture Area Prepped

punctPrepOth Washed/Prepped: Other?

punctWashAlc Washed/Prepped: Alcohol?

punctWashASP Washed/Prepped: Antibacterial Soap?

punctWashCHX Washed/Prepped: Chlorhexidine?

punctWashNo Washed/Prepped: Nothing?

punctWashOth Washed/Prepped: Other?

punctWashOthSfy Washed/Prepped: Other

punctWashPI Washed/Prepped: Povidone-iodine?

punctWashPSp Washed/Prepped: Plain Soap?

QUIDAL Quinupristin/Dalfopristin

rate txtRateLabel

RateAdmissions Rate per 100 Admissions

RateDaysPresent Rate per 1000 Days Present

reasonInsert Reason for Insertion

reasonInsertDesc Reason for Insertion Description

recorderType Insertion Recorder

REPR_ACINEcount REPR/ACINE Count

REPR_CEPHRKLEBcount REPR/CEPHRKLEB Count

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Variable Name Label

REPR_CREECOLIcount REPR/CREECOLI Count

REPR_CREKLEBcount REPR/CREKLEB Count

REPR_EMETcount REPR/EMET Count

REPR_EPIScount REPR/EPIS Count

REPR_MRSAcount REPR/MRSA Count

REPR_OREPcount REPR/OREP Count

REPR_VCUFcount REPR/VCUF Count

REPR_VREcount REPR/VRE Count

REPRcount REPR Count

respiratory_Count Route: Respiratory

reuseDial Reuse Dialyzers?

RIF Rifampin

risk Risk

riskCat Risk Category

route Route of Administration

routeDesc Route of Administration Description

routeDrugAdmin Drug Administration Route

rptSeqD DA Seq

rptSeqP PA Seq

saComment SA Test Method Comment

saPrimary SA 1st Test Method

saPrimaryDesc SA 1st Test Method

saSecondary SA 2nd Test Method

saSecondaryDesc SA 2nd Test Method

secBSI Secondary BSI?

sermComment SM Test Method Comment

sermPrimary SM 1st Test Method

sermPrimaryDesc SM 1st Test Method

sermSecondary SM 2nd Test Method

sermSecondaryDesc SM 2nd Test Method

setting Setting

siteCleaned Catheter Cleaned

siteCleanedDesc Catheter Cleaned

siteCleanOthSfy Catheter Cleaned: Other

skinPrepALC Skin Prep: Alcohol?

skinPrepCHG Skin Prep: Chlorohexidine gluconate?

skinPrepPI Skin Prep: Povidone iodine?

spcEvent Specific Event

spcEventDesc Specific Event Description

spcOrgType Specific Organism

spcSSICount Spc Event SSI Count

spcssirate Spc Event SSI Rate

specBodySite Specimen Body Site

specBodySiteDesc Specimen Body Site Description

specDateYH Spec Collected~Yr/Half

specDateYM Spec Collected~Yr/Mon

specDateYQ Spec Collected~Yr/Qtr

specDateYr Spec Collected~Year

specimenDate Date Specimen Collected

specimenSource Specimen Source

specimenSourceDesc Specimen Source Description

spinalLevel Spinal Level

spinalLevelDesc Spinal Level Description

SSICount SSI Count

SSIIncidence SSI Incidence

ssiplan SSI Plan?

ssirate SSI Rate

ssn SSN

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Variable Name Label

SST_ACINEcount SST/ACINE Count

SST_BRSTcount SST/BRST Count

SST_BURNcount SST/BURN Count

SST_CEPHRKLEBcount SST/CEPHRKLEB Count

SST_CIRCcount SST/CIRC Count

SST_CREECOLIcount SST/CREECOLI Count

SST_CREKLEBcount SST/CREKLEB Count

SST_DECUcount SST/DECU Count

SST_MRSAcount SST/MRSA Count

SST_PUSTcount SST/PUST Count

SST_SKINcount SST/SKIN Count

SST_STcount SST/ST Count

SST_UMBcount SST/UMB Count

SST_VREcount SST/VRE Count

SSTcount SST Count

staffFluVacc Flu Vacc Offered to Staff?

state State

status Status

statusDate Status Date

statusdesc Status Description

stemaComment STEMA Test Method Comment

stemaPrimary STEMA 1st Test Method

stemaPrimaryDesc STEMA 1st Test Method

stemaSecondary STEMA 2nd Test Method

stemaSecondaryDesc STEMA 2nd Test Method

stfRecElec Staff immunization Records: Electronically?

stfRecNone Staff Immunization Records: None?

stfRecPaper Staff Immunization Records: Paper?

STREPHL Streptomycin high level

subClass Antimicrobial Subclass

summaryType Type of summary record

summaryYH Summary~Yr/Half

summaryYM Summary Year/Month

summaryYQ Summary~Yr/Qtr

summaryYr Summary~Yr

surgeonCode Surgeon Code

surgeryForCDAD Surgery for CDAD complications

surgGName Surgeon First Name

surgMName Surgeon Middle Name

surgStatus Surgeon Status

surgSurname Surgeon Last Name

SurName Patient Last Name

surveyYear survey Year

swClass Wound Class

swclassdesc Wound Class~Description

SYS_ACINEcount SYS/ACINE Count

SYS_CEPHRKLEBcount SYS/CEPHRKLEB Count

SYS_CREECOLIcount SYS/CREECOLI Count

SYS_CREKLEBcount SYS/CREKLEB Count

SYS_DIcount SYS/DI Count

SYS_MRSAcount SYS/MRSA Count

SYS_VREcount SYS/VRE Count

SYScount SYS Count

TCLAB_ACINEcount Temp CLAB/ACINE Count

TCLAB_CEPHRKLEBcount Temp CLAB/CEPHRKLEB Count

TCLAB_CREECOLIcount Temp CLAB/CREECOLI Count

TCLAB_CREKLEBcount Temp CLAB/CREKLEB Count

TCLAB_CSEPcount Temp CLA BSI/CSEP Count

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Variable Name Label

TCLAB_LCBIcount Temp CLA BSI/LCBI Count

TCLAB_MRSAcount Temp CLAB/MRSA Count

TCLAB_VREcount Temp CLAB/VRE Count

TCLABcount Temp CLA BSI Count

tclabrate Temp CLA BSI Rate

tempCentralLine Nontunneled Central Line

tempMan1 Temporary Catheter Manufacturer 1

tempMan2 Temporary Catheter Manufacturer 2

tempMan3 Temporary Catheter Manufacturer 3

tempModel1 Temporary Catheters Model 1

tempModel2 Temporary Catheters Model 2

tempModel3 Temporary Catheters Model 3

TETRA Tetracycline

TICAR Ticarcillin

TICLAV Ticarcillin/Clavulanic Acid

TIG Tigecycline

timeSpent Time Spent on Surveillance

title Title

tlinedu Temp CL Util Ratio

TMZ Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole

TOBRA Tobramycin

totHrOth Hrs for Other Inf Cntl Activities

totHrSurv Hrs for Surveillance

totNotOffered # Inpat Not~Offered Vacc

totNotVaccinated # Inpat Not Prev Vacc

totOffered # Inpat Offered Vacc

tpn Do any Patients Receive TPN?

TransCount Transient Patient Count

TransPat Transient

transplant Transplant?

trauma Trauma

treatGapHr Hours Between Patients

treatGapMin Minutes Between Patients

treatmentInit Treatment

treatmentInitDesc Treatment Desc

tunnelCLDate Tunneled CL Placement Date

tunnelCLDateUnk Tunneled CL Placement Date Unknown

TunnelCLMO Tunneled Access Month

TunnelCLYR Tunneled Access Year

tunneledCL Tunneled Central Line

umbCatheter Umbilical Catheter?

unknownVIS Unknown VIS?

urinaryCath Urinary Catheter

urinarycathdesc Urinary Catheter~Description

UTI_ABUTIcount UTI/ABUTI Count

UTI_ACINEcount UTI/ACINE Count

UTI_ASBcount UTI/ASB Count

UTI_CEPHRKLEBcount UTI/CEPHRKLEB Count

UTI_CREECOLIcount UTI/CREECOLI Count

UTI_CREKLEBcount UTI/CREKLEB Count

UTI_MRSAcount UTI/MRSA Count

UTI_OUTIcount UTI/OUTI Count

UTI_SUTIcount UTI/SUTI Count

UTI_VREcount UTI/VRE Count

UTIcount UTI Count

utiPlan CAU Plan?

vaccAdmin Vaccination Administered?

vaccDate Vaccination Date

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Variable Name Label

vaccDateYH Vaccination~Yr/Half

vaccDateYM Vaccination~Yr/Mon

vaccDateYQ Vaccination~Yr/Qtr

vaccDateYr Vaccination~Yr

vaccDeclined Vaccination Declined?

vaccGName Vaccinator First Name

vaccinatorid Vaccinator HCW ID

vaccMName Vaccinator Middle Name

vaccOffered Vaccination Offered?

vaccPatMethod Vacc Pat Method

vaccSumMethod Vacc Sum Method

vaccSurname Vaccinator Last Name

vaccTitle Vaccinator Title

VAICount Number Vascular Access Infections

VAICount_old (Old) Number Vascular Access Infections

VAIFistulaCount Number Vascular Access Infections: Fistula

VAIFistulaCount_old (Old) Number Vascular Access Infections: Fistula

VAIGraftCount Number Vascular Access Infections: Graft

VAIGraftCount_old (Old) Number Vascular Access Infections: Graft

VAINontunCLct_old (Old) Number Vascular Access Infections: Nontunneled CL

VAIOtherAccCt Number Vascular Access Infections: Other Access Device

VAIPortCount_old (Old) Number Vascular Access Infections: Port

VAIRate Vascular Access Infection Rate/100 patient-months

VAIRate_old (Old) Vascular Access Infection Rate

VAITunnCLct_old (Old) Number Vascular Access Infections: Tunneled CL

VANC Vancomycin

vancCount Number IV Vancomycin Starts

vancFistulaCount Number IV Vancomycin Starts: Fistula

vancGraftCount Number IV Vancomycin Starts: Graft

vancNontunCLct Number IV Vancomycin Starts: Nontunneled CL

vancOtherAccCt Number IV Vancomycin Starts: Other Access Device

vancPortCount_old (Old) Number IV Vancomycin Starts: Port

vancRate IV Vancomycin Start Rate/100 patient-months

vancTunnCLct Number IV Vancomycin Starts: Tunneled CL

VAP_ACINEcount VAP/ACINE Count

VAP_CEPHRKLEBcount VAP/CEPHRKLEB Count

VAP_CREECOLIcount VAP/CREECOLI Count

VAP_CREKLEBcount VAP/CREKLEB Count

VAP_MRSAcount VAP/MRSA Count

VAP_PNU1count VAP/PNU1 Count

VAP_PNU2count VAP/PNU2 Count

VAP_PNU3count VAP/PNU3 Count

VAP_VREcount VAP/VRE Count

VAPcount VAP Count

vaprate VA Pneu Rate

vascAccInf Vascular Access Infection

vascAccInf_old (Old) Vascular Access Infection

vaStationCode VA Station Code

ventdu Vent Util Ratio

ventUsed Ventilator?

version Version

visEditionDate VIS Edition Date

VORI Voriconazole

VRE Organism~VRE

VRE_admASTadhRate VRE Admission~AST Adherence Rate

VRE_admASTEligible VRE Admission~AST Eligible

VRE_admASTPerformed VRE Admission~AST Performed

VRE_admASTPrevRate VRE AST~Prevalence Rate

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Variable Name Label

VRE_admPrevBldCount VRE Blood Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

VRE_admPrevCOCount VRE CO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

VRE_admPrevCount VRE Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

VRE_admPrevHOCount VRE HO Admission~Prevalence LabID Count

VRE_admPrevRate VRE Admission~Prevalence Rate

vre_astEligible AST Eligible~VRE

vre_astTiming AST Timing~VRE

VRE_bldCount VRE Blood~LabID Count

VRE_bldIncCount VRE Blood Incident~LabID Count

VRE_bldPrevRate VRE BSI Overall~Prevalence Rate

VRE_BSIAdmPrevRate VRE BSI Admission~Prevalence Rate

VRE_BSIIncDensRate VRE BSI~Incidence Density Rate

VRE_BSIIncRate VRE BSI~Incidence Rate

VRE_dtASTadhRate VRE Discharge/Transfer~AST Adherence Rate

VRE_dtASTEligible VRE Discharge/Transfer~AST Eligible

VRE_dtASTPerformed VRE Discharge/Transfer~AST Performed

vre_gg Gown/Glove~VRE?

vre_hh Hand Hygiene~VRE?

VRE_incASTPos VRE Discharge/Transfer ~AST Positive

VRE_incASTRate VRE AST~Incidence Rate

VRE_incCount VRE Incident~LabID Count

vre_incidence Incidence~VRE?

vre_infSurv Inf Surv~VRE?

vre_labID Lab ID~VRE?

vre_labIDBld Lab ID Bld~VRE?

VRE_labidCount VRE~LabiD Count

VRE_MDROIncDensRate Overall VRE~Infection/Colonization Incidence Density Rate

VRE_MDROIncRate Overall VRE~Infection/Colonization Incidence Rate

VRE_pctAdmPrevCO VRE Percent Admission~Prevalence/Community-Onset

VRE_pctAdmPrevHO VRE Percent Admission~Prevalence/Healthcare Facility-Onset

vre_prevalence Prevalence~VRE?

VRE_prevASTPos VRE Admission~AST Positive

VRE_prevRate Overall VRE~Prevalence Rate

vreadm VRE AST Adm

vreCount VRE HAI Count

vredt VRE AST D/T

vreinc VRE AST Incidence

vreprev VRE AST Prevalence

vrerate VRE HAI Rate

whendetected When Detected

whendetectedDesc When Detected Description

workphone Work Phone

wtEnglish Patient Weight - lb

wtMetric Patient Weight - kg

year Year

yearfrom From Year

yearto To Year

zip Zip

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