Facilitating Cross-National Comparisons of Indicators for Patient ...

DELSA/ELSA/WD/HTP(2008)1Denominator:64. All elective (defined by the admission type) surgical discharges age 18 and older with a code foran operating room procedure.Exclude cases:• With pre-existing (principal diagnosis or secondary diagnosis present on admission, if known)sepsis or infection• With a principal diagnosis of infection, or any code for immunocompromised state, or cancer• MDC 14 (pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium) or principal diagnosis in Annex 2 - Code List M-3• With length of stay of less than 4 daysSee Annex 1 - Code List C-1 for ICD-9-CM immunocompromised state codesSee Annex 1 - Code List W-1 for ICD-10-WHO immunocompromised state codesSee Annex 1 - Code List C-2 for ICD-9-CM cancer codesSee Annex 1 - Code List W-2 for ICD-10-WHO cancer codesSee Annex 1 - Code List C-10 for ICD-9-CM infection codesSee Annex 1 - Code List W-10 for ICD-10-WHO infection codes40