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Post operative Wound Dehiscence (PDI 11)

CBE ID
0367
Endorsed
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
E&M Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

Percentage of abdominopelvic surgery cases with reclosure of postoperative disruption of abdominal wall.

        • 1.14 Numerator

          Discharges among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator with ICD-9-CM procedure code for reclosure of postoperative disruption of abdominal wall.

        • 1.15 Denominator

          All abdominopelvic surgical discharges under age 18.

        • Exclusions

          Exclude cases:
          • where a procedure for reclosure of postoperative disruption of abdominal wall occurs before or on the same day as the first abdominopelvic surgery procedure
          Note: If day of procedure is not available in the input data file, the rate may be slightly lower than if the information was available
          • where length of stay is less than 2 days
          • with any diagnosis of high– or imtermediate-risk immuocompromised state
          • with any procedure code for transplant
          • with hepatic failure consisting of any diagnosis of cirrhosis plus a code for hepatic coma or hepatorenal syndrome in any diagnosis field
          • with procedure code for gastroschisis or umbilical hernia repair in newborns (omphalacele repair) performed before reclosure
          • MDC 14 (pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium)
          • neonates with birth weight less than 500 grams (Birth Weight Category 1)

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