Proportion of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients age 18 years and older for whom nimodipine treatment was administered within 24 hours of arrival at this hospital.
This is the sixth measure in a set of measures developed for Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Certification. Although it is not required that these measures are reported in conjunction with each other, The Joint Commission develops measures in sets in order to provide as comprehensive a view of quality for a particular clinical topic as possible.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
SAH patients for whom nimodipine treatment was administered within 24 hours of arrival at this hospital.
Denominator
SAH patients
Exclusions
• Patients less than 18 years of age
• Patients who have a Length of Stay greater than 120 days
• Patients with Comfort Measures Only documented on the day of or day after hospital arrival
• Patients enrolled in Clinical Trials
• Patients discharged within 24 hours of arrival at this hospital
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