Order set items with the highest and lowest ordering rates, excluding uncommon order sets used fewer than 100 times
| (a) Order set items with highest ordering rates | ||||
| Order set | Item | Order count | Order set count | Ordering rate (%) |
| Blood culture | Blood culture (aerobic and anaerobic bottles) | 3848 | 3848 | 100 |
| Blood culture | Blood culture (2 aerobic bottles) | 3848 | 3848 | 100 |
| Oral steroid tapers | Dexamethasone PO | 1405 | 1405 | 100 |
| Lung transplant post op | Glucose by metre | 693 | 693 | 100 |
| Thoracentesis post procedure | Fluid culture and Gram stain | 647 | 647 | 100 |
| Lumbar puncture | Cell count and differential, CSF | 367 | 367 | 100 |
| IV steroid tapers | Dexamethasone IV | 236 | 236 | 100 |
| Nursing triage, altered mental status | Comprehensive metabolic panel | 149 | 149 | 100 |
| Arthrocentesis post procedure | Fluid culture and Gram stain | 132 | 132 | 100 |
| Arthrocentesis post procedure | Crystal analysis, synovial fluid | 132 | 132 | 100 |
| (b) Order set items with lowest ordering rates | ||||
| Order set | Item | Order count | Order set count | Ordering rate (%) |
| Medicine admit | Warfarin PO | 1 | 71 055 | 0.0014 |
| Medicine admit | Ciprofloxacin IV | 1 | 71 055 | 0.0014 |
| Medicine admit | Levofloxacin PO | 1 | 71 055 | 0.0014 |
| Medicine admit | Morphine IV | 1 | 71 055 | 0.0014 |
| Medicine admit | Hydromorphone IV | 1 | 71 055 | 0.0014 |
| PACU | Ibuprofen PO | 1 | 65 802 | 0.0015 |
| PACU | Morphine IV | 1 | 65 802 | 0.0015 |
| PACU | Gabapentin PO | 1 | 65 802 | 0.0015 |
| PACU | Pregabalin PO | 1 | 65 802 | 0.0015 |
| PACU | Meperidine IV | 1 | 65 802 | 0.0015 |
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; IV, Intravenous; PACU, Post Anaesthesia Care Unit;PO, By mouth.