Number of inpatient deaths per 100 discharges with a procedure for esophageal resection
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Number of deaths (DISP=20) among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator.
Denominator
Discharges, for patients ages 18 years and older, with either
• any-listed ICD-9-CM procedure codes for esophageal resection and any-listed ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for esophageal cancer; or
• any-listed ICD-9-CM procedure codes for esophageal resection and any-listed ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for gastrointestinal-related cancer; or
• any-listed ICD-9-CM procedure codes for total gastrectomy and any-listed ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for esophageal cancer
Exclusions
Exclude cases:
• transferring to another short-term hospital (DISP=2)
• MDC 14 (pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium)
• with missing discharge disposition (DISP=missing), gender (SEX=missing), age (AGE=missing), quarter (DQTR=missing), year (YEAR=missing) or principal diagnosis (DX1=missing)
Measure Record
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