Table 1.
Data elements abstracted per the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program and Michigan Surgical Quality Consortium Colectomy Project*.
| Preoperative Patient Risk Factors |
|---|
| Age |
| BMI |
| Sex |
| Race/ Ethnicity |
| White |
| Other |
| Functional Status |
| Prior to surgery |
| Independent |
| Partially or Totally Dependent |
| Prior to current illness |
| Independent |
| Partially or Totally Dependent |
| ASA |
| 1= No Disturbance |
| 2= Mild Disturbance |
| 3= Severe Disturbance |
| 4= Life Threatening |
| 5= Moribund |
| Pulmonary |
| Dyspnea |
| COPD |
| Current pneumonia |
| Cardiac |
| History of CHF (within 30 days) |
| MI (within 6 months) |
| Cardiac Surgery (previous) |
| Angina (within 30 days) |
| Hypertension |
| Central Nervous System |
| Impaired sensorium |
| CVA (with neurological deficit) |
| TIA |
| CNS Tumor |
| Hepatobiliary |
| Ascites |
| Renal |
| Acute Renal Failure |
| On Dialysis |
| Nutritional/Immune Other |
| Steroid use for chronic condition |
| Weight loss >10% |
| Disseminated cancer |
| Bleeding disorder |
| Transfusion >4 U PRBCs |
| Chemotherapy |
| Radiotherapy |
| Sepsis |
| Surgical Descriptors |
| Prior Operation |
| Type of resection* |
| Ileocolectomy |
| Segmental colectomy |
| Transfer from Healthcare facility |
| Admitted directly from home |
| Acute Care Hospital |
| Chronic Care Facility |
| Other |
| CPT Code |
| 44140 |
| 44160 |
| 44204 |
| 44205 |
| Open vs. closed |
| Anastomosis vs. partial removal |
| Bowel Preparation* |
| Oral Antibiotics with Bowel Preparation* |
| Outcome |
| Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)* |