Percentage of abdominopelvic surgery cases with reclosure of postoperative disruption of abdominal wall.
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis1.9 Care Setting1.20 Testing Data Sources
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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.
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1.15 Denominator
All abdominopelvic surgical discharges under age 18.
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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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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityMeasure Retired and Endorsement Removed Surgical Consensus Standards Endorsement MaintenanceInitial EndorsementLast UpdatedRemoval Date
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Risk Adjustment
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6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)6.1.3 Current Use(s)
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