title: Designing and implementing an Australian and New Zealand intensive care data audit study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this pilot audit study is to develop and test a model to examine existing adult patient database (APD) data quality.
  
  
  METHODS
  A database was created to audit 50 records per site to determine accuracy. The audited records were randomly selected from the calendar year 2004 and four sites participated in the pilot audit study. A total of 41 data elements were assessed for data quality--those elements required for APACHE II scoring system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results showed that the audit was feasible; missing audit data were an unplanned problem; analysis was complicated owing to the way the APACHE calculations are performed and 50 records per site was too time-consuming.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first audit study of intensive care data within the ANZICS APD and demonstrates how to determine data quality in a large database containing individual patient records.
authors: Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, ANZICS CORE Critical Care Resources, Carlton, Australia. jacqueline.martin@dhs.vic.gov.au
authors: Jacqueline
authors: J
authors: Martin
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Hicks
authors: Catherine
authors: C
authors: Norrish
authors: Shaila
authors: S
authors: Chavan
authors: Carol
authors: C
authors: George
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Stow
authors: Graeme K
authors: GK
authors: Hart
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003133:Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009520:New Zealand; D010865:Pilot Projects