Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010B
| Data Element Name: | Pre-transfusion Platelet Count |
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| Collected For: | |
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| Definition: | Documentation of the closest platelet count completed before the first non-emergent platelet unit was transfused was ≤ 10 x 109/L. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | Was the closest platelet count documented prior to the first non-emergent platelet transfusion ≤ 10 x 109/L? |
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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 was documentation of a pre-transfusion platelet count ≤ 10 x 109/L prior to the first platelet transfusion.
N (No) There was no documentation of a pre-transfusion platelet ≤ 10 x 109/L prior to the first platelet transfusion or unable to determine from medical record documentation. |
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| Notes for Abstraction: |
- Review the closest platelet count to the first platelet transfusion.
- The pre-transfusion result must be completed within 24 hours prior to the initiation of the platelet transfusion selected for abstraction.
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
Anesthesia record
Blood administration form
Consultation notes
Emergency department record
History and physical
Laboratory reports
Operative report
Progress notes |
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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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Pre-transfusion Platelet Count
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010B)
Discharges 10-01-10 (4Q10) through 03-31-11 (1Q11)
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