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Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device Fragment Count (PDI 03)

CBE ID
0362
1.4 Project
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

The number of hospital discharges with a retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment (secondary diagnosis) among surgical and medical patients ages 17 years and younger. Excludes normal newborns, newborns with birth weight less than 500 grams, cases with principal diagnosis of retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment, cases with a secondary diagnosis of retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment present on admission, and obstetric cases.

        • 1.14 Numerator

          Surgical and medical discharges, for patients ages 17 years and under, with any secondary ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes for retained surgical item or unretrieved device fragment. Surgical and medical discharges are defined by specific MS-DRG codes.

        • 1.15 Denominator

          Not applicable

        • Exclusions

          Not applicable

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

          Not applicable