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Urinary catheter removed on Postoperative Day 1 (POD 1) or Postoperative Day 2 (POD 2) with day of surgery being day zero

CBE ID
0453
1.4 Project
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

Percentage of Surgical patients greater than 18 years of age with urinary catheter removed on Postoperative Day 1 or Postoperative Day 2 with day of surgery being day zero.

        • 1.14 Numerator

          Number of surgical patients whose urinary catheter is removed on POD 1 or POD 2 with day of surgery being day zero.

        • 1.15 Denominator

          All selected surgical patients with a catheter in place postoperatively.
          See S.2b above for code tables.

        • Exclusions

          Excluded Populations:
          • Patients less than 18 years of age
          • Patients who have a Length of Stay greater than 120 days
          • Patients enrolled in clinical trials
          • Patients who had a urological, gynecological or perineal procedure performed (refer to Appendix A, Table 5.16 for ICD-9-CM codes)
          • Patients whose ICD-9-CM principal procedure occurred prior to the date of admission
          • Patients who expired perioperatively
          • Patients whose length of stay was less than two days postoperatively
          • Patients who did not have a catheter in place postoperatively
          • Patients who had physician/APN/PA documentation of a reason for not removing the urinary catheter postoperatively
          • Patients who had a urinary diversion or a urethral catheter or were being intermittently catheterized prior to hospital arrival

        • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
          Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Surgery Endorsement Project 2013-2015
          Initial Endorsement
          Last Updated
          Removal Date
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