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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair Volume (IQI 4)

CBE ID
0357
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

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
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      1.8 Level of Analysis
      1.9 Care Setting
      1.20 Types of Data Sources
      1.14 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

      1.15 Denominator

      Overall:
      Not applicable.

      Exclusions

      Not applicable

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Surgery Fall Cycle 2017
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      Steward POC email
      Steward Organization Copyright

      The AHRQ QI software is publicly available; no copyright disclaimers

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