The number of hospital discharges with a procedure for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair for patients 18 years and older or obstetric patients. Includes optional metrics for the number of discharges grouped by rupture status and procedure type.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Overall:
Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older or MDC 14 (pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium), with either
• any-listed ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for ruptured AAA and any-listed ICD-9-CM procedure code for open AAA repair; or
• any-listed ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for un-ruptured AAA and any-listed ICD-9-CM procedure codes for open AAA repair; or
• any-listed ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for ruptured AAA and any-listed ICD-9-CM procedure codes for endovascular AAA repair; or
• any-listed ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for un-ruptured AAA and any-listed ICD-9-CM procedure codes for endovascular AAA repair
Denominator
Overall:
Not applicable.
Exclusions
Not applicable
Measure Record
Point of Contact
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