Baylor Database Data Definitions and Limits

 

Infectious Disease

 

Data Entry Form Name

Field Name

Type

Length

Limits

Definition

Early Onset Sepsis

ERLYSEPS

Alpha

1

Y, N

"Y" = infant’s blood culture was positive within first 48 hours after birth.

Acquired Sepsis

SEPSIS (Late)

Alpha

1

Y, N

"Y" = positive blood culture after 48h

1st Episode Organism:

EPISODE1

Alpha

30

Open

 

2nd Episode Organism:

EPISODE2

Alpha

30

Open

 

3rd Episode Organism:

EPISODE3

Alpha

30

Open

 

Meningitis

MENINGTS

Alpha

1

Y, N

“Y” = Infant diagnosed with meningitis

NEC (Pneumatosis present)

NEC

Alpha

1

Y, N

 "Y" = Necrotizing enterocolitis diagnosed and pneumatosis present.

NEC Surgery

NECSURGY

Alpha

1

Y, N

“Y” = Infant had surgery or drains placed for NEC, excluding stricture repair.   “N” if “NEC” = “N”

 

 

Neurologic Disease

 

Data Entry Form Name

Field Name

Type

Length

Limits

Definition

SEH/IVH

IVH

Alpha

1

Y, N, U

“Y” = Infant had subependymal hemorrhage/intraventricular hemorrhage.

"U" = status of the intracranial hemorrhage is unknown.

Grade of IVH

GRADEIVH

#

1

1,2,3,4,9

Highest grade of IVH on first cranial ultrasound; Unknown = “9”

Cystic PVL on ultrasound

CYSTICPVL

Alpha

1

Y, N, U

“Y” = cystic PVL noted; "U" = test (usually ultrasound) not done

Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus

POSTHYDRO

Alpha

1

Y, N, U

“Y” = Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus noted;  "U" = test (usually ultrasound) not done

Surgery for ROP

ROPSURGY

Alpha

1

Y, N

“Y” = Infant had ROP surgery

Neonatal Seizures

NEOSEIZ

Alpha

1

Y, N

“Y” = Seizures diagnosed by EEG or treated with anti-seizure medication

 

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