ICU Diagnosis APACHE Category Rate
Rate of APACHE Categories of APACHE Acute Dxs in ICD10 codes
| Indicators | |
| Indicator: | ICU Diagnosis APACHE Category Rate |
| Created/Raw: | Created |
| Program: | Critical Care |
| Start Date: | 2016-Oct-1 |
| End Date: | |
| Reports: | Critical Care Program Quality Indicator Report |
Background
The APACHE II model to predict death rate for groups of acutely ill patients is composed of the APACHE Score, sets of principal diagnostic categories leading to ICU admission and type of patient as nonoperative or post-operative. Each diagnostic category has corresponding weight in the model.
The list of the diagnostic categories is shown in APACHE Acute Dxs in ICD10 codes and its associated weights are shown in the S ICD10 APACHE Dx patterns table.
There are 30 non-operative diagnosis categories and 24 post-operative diagnosis categories included in the APACHE Death predictive model. These diagnosis categories are further grouped into eight broad categories by Dr. Kendiss Olafson for QI reporting purposes as follows:
- Respiratory Disorders
- Cardiac Disorders
- Post Cardiac Arrest
- Neurologic Disorders
- Trauma and Poisoning
- Post-Operative Care
- Metabolic,Renal & GI Disorders, Hypovolemic Shock
- Sepsis and Septic Shock
The eight Broader Diagnostic Categories are also included in the S ICD10 APACHE Dx patterns table.
QI domain
- Understanding of patient population
Sampling Plan / Procedure
Inclusion Criteria
100% Admissions - see Definition of a Critical Care Laptop Admission
Exclusion Criteria
Frequency
Time Reference for month, quarter or year can be based on ICU admission dates or ICU discharge dates. The Critical Report uses the ICU Dispo DtTm
Definition and Derivation
- Post Operative patient - when the patient's Previous Location prior to ICU is Operating or Recovery Room.
- The patient based on the Admit Diagnoses and/or admit procedures maybe assigned to one or more diagnostic categories.
- The diagnostic category with the highest weight is the final diagnostic category assigned to the patient.
Numerator
Total number of patients in each of the 8 Broad Diagnostic Categories
Denominator
Total number of discharges
Data Sources
- Admit Diagnoses
- Admit Procedures CCI1 code, CCI2 code, CCI Picklist
- Previous Location
SAS Program
- The SAS program for the Diagnostic Category:S:\MED\MED_CCMED\Julie\SAS_CFE\CFE_macros\ICD10_ApachePredHospMort_byPriority.sas
- The SAS program for the graphical report: S:\MED\MED_CCMED\Julie\SAS_CFE\CC_reports\ChartReport\3-prepCCChart_ApacheDxGrp_94_startJan2020.sas