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PICU Severity-adjusted Length of Stay

CBE ID
0334
1.4 Project
Pulmonary and Critical Care
Endorsed
Endorsement Status
Endorsed
1.1 New or Maintenance
Maintenance
E&M Cycle
Full Year 2015
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

The number of days between PICU admission and PICU discharge.

    • 1.14 Numerator

      Number of PICU days, PICU days = Number of days between PICU admission and PICU discharge.(For all eligible patients admitted to the ICU, the time at discharge from ICU minus the time of ICU admission (first recorded vital sign on ICU flow sheet)

    • 1.15 Denominator

      The denominator is the average (mean) predicted length of stay using the adjustment model.

    • Exclusions

      Patients => 18 years of age

    • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Endorsed Pulmonary and Critical Care Project 2015-2016
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated