Percentage of patient months for adult and pediatric patients whose delivered peritoneal dialysis dose was a weekly Kt/Vurea (dialytic + residual) >= 1.7 (adult, >=18) or >= 1.8 (pediatric, <18).
Number of patient months in the denominator whose delivered peritoneal dialysis dose was a weekly Kt/Vurea (dialytic + residual) >= 1.7 (adult, >=18, measured in the past 4 months) or >= 1.8 (pediatric, <18, measured in the past 6 months).
Denominator
1.15 Denominator
To be included in the denominator for a particular month, the patient must be on peritoneal dialysis for the entire month, have had ESRD for greater than 90 days at the beginning of the month, and must be assigned to the facility for the entire month.
Exclusions
Exclusions
Exclusions that are implicit in the denominator definition include
1) Patients not on peritoneal dialysis for the entire month 2) Patients who have had ESRD for <91 days 3) Patients not assigned to the facility for the entire month
There are no additional exclusions for this measure.
Measure Record
Most Recent Endorsement Activity
Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Renal Spring Cycle 2019
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