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==Sampling Plan / Procedure==
==Sampling Plan / Procedure==
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All ICU admissions. Admissions from Emergency Department are considered an ICU admission when patient physically arrives in the ICU. If transfers occur within ICU’s within the same facility  eg. MICU, SICU and IICU, this will be reported as 3 individual length of stays and not one cumulative LOS.
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===Includion Criteria===
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Include all admissions to ICU.  Include all patients physically present in a bed under the direct control of the reporting ICU or patients admitted to the care of the ICU but not physically present in an ICU bed.
===Exclusion Criteria===
===Exclusion Criteria===
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None
===Frequency===
===Frequency===
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Revision as of 17:09, 2019 August 12

ICU days (Median)

Indicators
Indicator: LOS Per Service
Created/Raw: Created
Program: Critical Care
Start Date:
End Date:
Reports: Critical Care Program Quality Indicator Report, Directors Quarterly and Annual Report (Critical Care)


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Significance

Length of stay is an important measure for utilization purposes and is frequently used as a measure of ICU resource use. LOS is influenced by many factors but safe and effective critical care should result in a shorter ICU length of stay.

Sampling Plan / Procedure

All ICU admissions. Admissions from Emergency Department are considered an ICU admission when patient physically arrives in the ICU. If transfers occur within ICU’s within the same facility eg. MICU, SICU and IICU, this will be reported as 3 individual length of stays and not one cumulative LOS.

Includion Criteria

Include all admissions to ICU. Include all patients physically present in a bed under the direct control of the reporting ICU or patients admitted to the care of the ICU but not physically present in an ICU bed.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Frequency

What are the details?

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Definition and Derivation

ICU discharge date/time – ICU admit date/time

This is per ICU, not across ICUs, right? How do we make the definition specific for this?

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Numerator

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Denominator

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Data Sources

Is this based on Accept DtTm or Arrive DtTm?

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SAS Program

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