Table 1 Dictionary terms used in EXTEND to search for relevant variables developed manually to identify the common terms used to report these variables in our institution
From: EXTraction of EMR numerical data: an efficient and generalizable tool to EXTEND clinical research
Variables | Terms |
|---|---|
Temperature | t, fever, t-max, fevers, ta, te, tmax, tear, temp, tm, tmp, tmt, tp, tpr, tr, tre, tt, temperature, afebrile |
Blood Pressure | b/p, bps, bp, blood pressure, hypertensive, hypotensive |
Respiratory Rate | rr, rp, r, resp., respiratory, respiration, respirations, tachypea, breathing |
Heart Rate | hr, hrt, p, afib, af, tach, nsr, tachy, pulse, pulses, tachycardia, tachycardic, bradycardic, sinus |
Oxygen Saturation | sat, sats, sating, satting, desat, o2sat, o2sats, pox, spo2, sa, sao2, s, oximetry, o2, saturation, saturating, saturations, desaturation, desaturations, desaturates, desaturate, desaturated |
Ejection Fraction | ef, ejection fraction, lvef |
Glycated Haemoglobin | glycated haemoglobin, glycated hemoglobins, glycated hemoglobin, glycohemoglobin a, glycosylate haemoglobin, glycosylate hemoglobin, glycosylated haemoglobin a, glycosylated haemoglobin, glycosylated hb, glycosylated hemoglobin a’,'glycosylated hemoglobins, glycosylated hemoglobin, haemoglobin a1c, hb a1a + b, hb a1c, hb a1, hba1c, hba1, hemoglobin a1c, hemoglobin glycated, a1c, a1cs, hgba1c, hb1c, hga1c |
Creatine | creat, crn, cr, creatinine,scr, cri,creatinin, ctn, cre, crea |
Height | h, hgt, hh, ht., height |
Weight | wt, w, wgt, wi, bw, weight |