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Cardiac Surgery Patients With Controlled Postoperative Blood Glucose

CBE ID
0300
1.5 Project
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

Cardiac surgery patients with controlled postoperative blood glucose (less than or equal to 180 mg/dL) in the timeframe of 18 to 24 hours after Anesthesia End Time.

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      1.9 Care Setting
      1.14 Numerator

      Cardiac surgery patients with controlled postoperative blood glucose (less than or equal to 180 mg/dL) in the timeframe of 18 to 24 hours after Anesthesia End Time.

      1.15 Denominator

      Cardiac surgery patients with no evidence of prior infection.

      Exclusions

      Excluded Populations:
      • Patients less than 18 years of age
      • Patients who have a length of stay greater than 120 days
      • Patients who had a principal diagnosis suggestive of preoperative infectious disease (as defined in Appendix A, Table 5.09 for ICD-9-CM codes)
      • Burn and transplant patients (as defined in Appendix A, Tables 5.14 and 5.15 for ICD-9-CM codes)
      • Patients enrolled in clinical trials
      • Patients whose ICD-9-CM principal procedure occurred prior to the date of admission
      • Patients with physician/advanced practice nurse/physician assistant (physician/APN/PA) documented infection prior to surgical procedure of interest
      • Patients who undergo CPR or surgery, discharge, expire, or leave Against Medical Advice (AMA) prior to 24 hours after Anesthesia End Time.

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Surgery Project 2015-2017
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
      Steward POC email
      Steward Organization Copyright

      N/A

                Use
                6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
                Planned Use
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