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Survival Predictor for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)©

CBE ID
0736
1.4 Project
Surgery Endorsement Maintenance
Endorsement Status
Endorsement Removed
1.1 New or Maintenance
Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Full Year 2014
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

A reliability adjusted measure of AAA repair performance that optimally combines two important domains: AAA hospital volume and AAA operative mortality, to provide predictions on hospital AAA survival rates in patients age 18 and over.

    • 1.14 Numerator

      Outcome: Survival rate for patients age 18 and over without AAA rupture who undergo an AAA repair.

      Time Window = during the hospital admission

    • 1.15 Denominator

      Included Population: All hospital patients age 18 and over without rupture who had an AAA repair.

      Time Window = 12 months

    • Exclusions

      Patients with ruptured aneurysm or thoracoabdominal aneurysms

    • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Surgery Endorsement Maintenance Project 2014
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
    • Steward
      Leapfrog Group
      Steward Organization POC Email
      [email protected]