Percentage of female patients aged 14 to 50 who present to the emergency department (ED) with a chief complaint of abdominal pain for whom a pregnancy test ordered
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Number of patients in the denominator who have a pregnancy test (urine or serum) ordered in the ED
Denominator
All women, ages 14 – 50 years old, who present to the ED with a chief complaint of abdominal pain.
Exclusions
i. Females for whom pregnancy is already documented or reported (verbal report by patient is acceptable).
ii. Females with documented or reported hysterectomy (verbal report by patient is acceptable).
iii. Females documented or reported to be post-menopausal (verbal report by patient is acceptable).
iv. Patient refusal
v. Patients who do not complete their ED evaluation (Left before completion, Left AMA, etc.)
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