Hello, We use a methodology used by many hospitals in the area, adapted from research by Viktor Dombrovskiy. It is based on ICD-9 codes only. There are no exclusion criteria. Patients in the denominator are those with either a sepsis code (995.91, 995.92, or 785.52) or both a code for infection (e.g. pneumonia) and a code for an organ dysfunction (e.g. acute renal failure). We have a specific list of codes we use if people are interested.
Joe Joseph Clement RN, MS, CCNS Clinical Nurse Specialist San Francisco General Hospital phone: (415) 206-6174 pager: (415) 327-0220 [email protected] "CARIANN M DAHLQUIST" <[email protected]> Sent by: [email protected] 11/28/2012 11:28 AM To <[email protected]> cc Subject [Sepsis Groups] mortality Hello fellow sepsis coordinators, I am inquiring how everyone counts their sepsis mortality. I am curious if you count each patient chart or if you count by patient days? I currently only audit the critical care patients, however I am looking to expand to house wide. Any input would be appreciated- Thanks, CariAnn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONFIDENTIAL & PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, may contain privileged or copyright information, and are intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are required to notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. You may not copy, distribute or use this email or the information contained in it for any purpose other than to notify the sender. We do not guarantee that this material is free from viruses or any other defects although due care has been taken to minimize the risk. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Altru Health System. _______________________________________________ Sepsisgroups mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org
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