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First temperature measured within one hour of admission to the NICU.

CBE ID
0481
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1.3 Measure Description

Percent of NICU admissions with a birth weight of 501-1500g with a first temperature taken within 1 hour of NICU admission.

        • 1.14 Numerator

          Infants 501 to 1500 grams with first temperature taken within 1 hr of NICU
          admission

        • 1.15 Denominator

          Infants whose birth weight is between 501 and 1500 grams who are admitted to a NICU in the reporting hospital.

        • Exclusions

          1. Infants outside the birth weight range 501 to 1500 grams.
          2. Outborn infants admitted more than 28 days after birth.
          3. Outborn infants who have been home prior to admission.
          4. Infants not admitted to the NICU.

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