학술논문
Validation of automated data abstraction for SCCM discovery VIRUS COVID-19 registry: practical EHR export pathways (VIRUS-PEEP)
Document Type
article
Author
Diana J. Valencia Morales; Vikas Bansal; Smith F. Heavner; Janna C. Castro; Mayank Sharma; Aysun Tekin; Marija Bogojevic; Simon Zec; Nikhil Sharma; Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba; Rahul S. Nanchal; Devang K. Sanghavi; Abigail T. La Nou; Syed A. Khan; Katherine A. Belden; Jen-Ting Chen; Roman R. Melamed; Imran A. Sayed; Ronald A. Reilkoff; Vitaly Herasevich; Juan Pablo Domecq Garces; Allan J. Walkey; Karen Boman; Vishakha K. Kumar; Rahul Kashyap
Source
Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 10 (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2296-858X
Abstract
BackgroundThe gold standard for gathering data from electronic health records (EHR) has been manual data extraction; however, this requires vast resources and personnel. Automation of this process reduces resource burdens and expands research opportunities.ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the feasibility and reliability of automated data extraction in a large registry of adult COVID-19 patients.Materials and methodsThis observational study included data from sites participating in the SCCM Discovery VIRUS COVID-19 registry. Important demographic, comorbidity, and outcome variables were chosen for manual and automated extraction for the feasibility dataset. We quantified the degree of agreement with Cohen’s kappa statistics for categorical variables. The sensitivity and specificity were also assessed. Correlations for continuous variables were assessed with Pearson’s correlation coefficient and Bland–Altman plots. The strength of agreement was defined as almost perfect (0.81–1.00), substantial (0.61–0.80), and moderate (0.41–0.60) based on kappa statistics. Pearson correlations were classified as trivial (0.00–0.30), low (0.30–0.50), moderate (0.50–0.70), high (0.70–0.90), and extremely high (0.90–1.00).Measurements and main resultsThe cohort included 652 patients from 11 sites. The agreement between manual and automated extraction for categorical variables was almost perfect in 13 (72.2%) variables (Race, Ethnicity, Sex, Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension, Congestive Heart Failure, Asthma, Diabetes Mellitus, ICU admission rate, IMV rate, HFNC rate, ICU and Hospital Discharge Status), and substantial in five (27.8%) (COPD, CKD, Dyslipidemia/Hyperlipidemia, NIMV, and ECMO rate). The correlations were extremely high in three (42.9%) variables (age, weight, and hospital LOS) and high in four (57.1%) of the continuous variables (Height, Days to ICU admission, ICU LOS, and IMV days). The average sensitivity and specificity for the categorical data were 90.7 and 96.9%.Conclusion and relevanceOur study confirms the feasibility and validity of an automated process to gather data from the EHR.