Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2016B1
| Data Element Name: | Site of Primary Vessel Occlusion |
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| Collected For: | CSTK-08, |
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| Definition: | Documentation in the medical record of the clinical location of the primary occluded vessel. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | What cerebral artery is occluded? |
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| Format: | | Length: | 2 |
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| Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| Occurs: | 1 |
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| Allowable Values: |
1 Anterior cerebral artery (ACA)
2 A1 ACA
3 Anterior communicating artery
4 Internal carotid artery (ICA)
5 ICA terminus (T-lesion; T occlusion)
6 Middle cerebral artery (MCA)
7 M1 MCA
8 M2 MCA
9 M3/M4 MCA
10 Vertebral artery (VA)
11 Basilar artery (BA)
12 Posterior communicating artery (PCA)
13 Other cerebral artery branch/segment
14 The clinical location of the primary occluded vessel was not documented, OR unable to determine (UTD) from the medical record documentation.
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| Notes for Abstraction: |
- Collect the documented clinical location of the primary occluded arterial segment treated with IA thrombolytic (t-PA) therapy and/or mechanical endovascular reperfusion therapy.
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
- Consultation notes
- Emergency department record
- History and physical
- Progress notes
- Discharge summary
- Diagnostic test reports
- Operative notes
- Procedure notes
- Admitting notes
- Procedure reports
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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| Inclusion | Exclusion | |
None
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None |
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Site of Primary Vessel Occlusion
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Measures (v2016B1)
Discharges 01-01-17 (1Q17) through 06-30-17 (2Q17)
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