Table 1 Description of data elements available in PFT data mart
From: Text data extraction for a prospective, research-focused data mart: implementation and validation
| Measures | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parsed Numeric Columns | Spirometry (measures the airflow in and out of the lungs) | 54 |
| Lung volumes (assess the volume of air associated with different phases of the breath) | 26 | |
| Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide (measures the ease with which a test gas (carbon monoxide) crosses the air sac membrane into the blood stream) | 12 | |
| Pulse Oximetry (assesses the oxygenation of hemoglobin) | 2 | |
| Anthropometric (height and weight) | 2 | |
| Parsed Non-numeric Columns | Non-numeric data about patient (race, ethnicity, ordering physician, notes) | 6 |
| Data about measurements (date, technician, etc.) | 5 | |
| Totals | Total number of potential measures parsed into discrete data elements | 107 |