Standardized rate and standardized morbidity ratio for nosocomial bacterial infection after day 3 of life for very low birth weight infants, other infants who are admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit within 28 days of birth and other infants who die in a hospital within 28 days of birth.
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis1.9 Care Setting1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
Eligible infants with one or more of the following criteria:
Criterion 1: Bacterial Pathogen. A bacterial pathogen is recovered from a blood and/or cerebral spinal fluid culture obtained after Day 3 of life.
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Criterion 2: Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus. The infant has all 3 of the following:
1. Coagulase negative staphylococcus is recovered from a blood culture
obtained from either a central line, or peripheral blood sample and/or is
recovered from cerebrospinal fluid obtained by lumbar puncture,
ventricular tap or ventricular drain.
2. One or more signs of generalized infection (such as apnea, temperature
instability, feeding intolerance, worsening respiratory distress or
hemodynamic instability).
3. Teatment with 5 or more days of intravenous antibiotics after the above
cultures were obtained. If the infant died, was discharged, or transferred
prior to the completion of 5 days of intravenous antibiotics, this
condition would still be met if the intention were to treat for 5 or more
days.
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1.15 Denominator
Eligible infants who are in the reporting hospital after day 3 of life.
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Exclusions
Exclude patients who do not meet eligibility criteria for birth weight, gestational age or NICU admission. Exclude infants who are discharged home, transferred or die prior to day 3 of life.
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Risk Adjustment
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