Function that finds the blood culture window according to the CDC definition of Sepsis.

According to the CDC, in order for sepsis to take place, organ dysfunction and antibiotic administration must have taken place within 2 days before or 2 days after blood cultures being drawn.

find_bx_window(.data, timestamp_variable, blood_culture_time)

Arguments

.data	The dataset you are working with.
timestamp_variable	The time for the variable you want to test it it occurs within the blood culture window
blood_culture_time	The timestamp of your blood culture value

Value

Gives a dataset with a new variable consisting of the difference between two time periods

Examples

if (FALSE) {
result <- find_bx_window(data, service_time, culture_draw_time)
}