Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2018B1
| Name: | Large Vessel Occlusion (LVO) |
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| Collected For: |
STK-OP-1 |
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| Definition: | Documentation in the medical record of a large vessel cerebral artery occlusion.
Large vessel occlusions include documentation of a cerebral occlusion in the Internal Carotid Artery (ICA), ICA terminus(T-lesion; T occlusion), Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA), M1 MCA, Vertebral Artery, or Basilar Artery.
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| Question: | Is there documentation of a LVO in the medical record? |
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| Format: |
| Length: | 1 |
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| Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| Occurs: | 1 |
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| Allowable Values: |
Y (Yes) There is documentation of a LVO.
N (No) There is no documentation of an LVO, OR unable to determine from the medical record documentation.
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| Notes for Abstraction: |
- Collect the documented clinical location of a cerebral artery occlusion in the Internal Carotid Artery (ICA), ICA terminus (T-lesion; T occlusion), Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA), M1 MCA, Vertebral Artery, or Basilar Artery.
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
- Consultation notes
- Emergency department record
- History and physical
- Progress notes
- Discharge summary
- Diagnostic test reports
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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| Inclusion |
Exclusion |
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None
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None |
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