Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010B
| Data Element Name: | Pre-transfusion Hemoglobin |
|---|
| Collected For: | |
|---|
| Definition: | Documentation that the closest hemoglobin result completed prior to the first non-emergent red blood cell (RBC) transfusion was < 8 g/dL. |
|---|
| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Was there documentation that the closes pre-transfusion hemoglobin results was ≤ 8 g/dL for the first RBC transfusion? |
|---|
| Format: | | Length: | 1 |
|---|
| Type: | Alphanumeric |
|---|
| Occurs: | 1 |
|---|
|
|---|
| Allowable Values: |
Y (Yes) There was documentation of a pre-transfusion hemoglobin result of ≤ 8 g/dL for the first RBC transfusion.
N (No) There was no documentation of a pre-transfusion hemoglobin result completed/documented of ≤ 8 g/dL for the first RBC transfusion or unable to determine from medical record documentation. |
|---|
| Notes for Abstraction: |
- The pre-transfusion hemoglobin must be documented within 24 hours prior to the transfusion.
|
|---|
| Suggested Data Sources: |
Anesthesia record
Blood administration form
Consultation note
Emergency department record
History and physical
Operative report
Progress notes |
|---|
| Additional Notes: |
|
|---|
| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
|---|
| Inclusion | Exclusion | |
None
|
None |
|
Pre-transfusion Hemoglobin
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010B)
Discharges 10-01-10 (4Q10) through 03-31-11 (1Q11)
|