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Intensive Care: In-hospital mortality rate

CBE ID
0703
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

For all adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), the percentage of patients whose hospital outcome is death; both observed and risk-adjusted mortality rates are reported with predicted rates based on the Intensive Care Outcomes Model - Mortality (ICOMmort).

        • 1.14 Numerator

          Total number of eligible patients whose hospital outcome is death. The measure is risk-adjusted, please see S.18.

        • 1.15 Denominator

          Total number of eligible patients who are discharged (including deaths and transfers out to other hospitals).

        • Exclusions

          <18 years of age at time of ICU admission, ICU readmission, <4 hours in ICU, primary admission due to trauma, burns, or immediately post-CABG, admitted to exclude myocardial infarction (MI) and subsequently found without MI or any other acute process requiring ICU care, transfers from another acute care hospital.

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          Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Pulmonary and Critical Care Project 2015-2016
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        • Steward
          Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
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