microLab
Purpose: Microbiology data.
Links to:
- PATIENT on 
patientUnitStayID 
Important considerations
- The dataset is not well populated due to limited availability of microbiology interfaces.
 
Table columns
| Name | Datatype | Null Option | Comment | Is Key | Stored Transformed Created | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
patientUnitStayID | 
int | NOT NULL | foreign key link to the patient table | FK | C | 
microLabID | 
int | IDENTITY | surrogate key for the micro lab | PK | C | 
cultureTakenOffset | 
int | NOT NULL | number of minutes from unit admit time that the culture was taken | C | |
cultureSite | 
varchar(255) | NOT NULL | picklist site name from where the culture was taken e.g.: Wound, Drainage Fluid, Sputum, Expectorated, Nasopharynx, etc. | S | |
organism | 
varchar(255) | NOT NULL | picklist organism found e.g.: Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, no growth, etc. | S | |
antibiotic | 
varchar(255) | NULL | picklist antibiotic used e.g.: ceftazidime, aztreonam, other, etc. | S | |
sensitivityLevel | 
varchar(255) | NULL | picklist sensitivity level of antibiotic: Intermediate, Resistant, or Sensitive | S | 
eICU-CRD v2.0 documentation