National Quality Forum (NQF) Consensus Standards for Cardiac Surgery (CS)

item # our brief description our category our code
NQF Voluntary Consensus Standards for Cardiac Surgery
1 Is the hospital in a national cardiac surgery database? cardiovascular procedures crds01
2 # heart bypass (only) surgical procedures per year cardiovascular procedures crds02a
2 # heart valve (only) surgical procedures per year cardiovascular procedures crds02b
2 # combined heart bypass + valve surgical procedures cardiovascular procedures crds02c
2 # heart bypass (total) surgical procedures per year cardiovascular procedures crds02d
2 # coronary artery bypass grafts (CABGs; AHRQ defn.) cardiovascular procedures iqi05
3 % heart bypass patients given preop. antibiotic on time cardiovascular procedures crds03
4 % heart bypass patients given recom. preop. antibiotic cardiovascular procedures crds04
5 % heart bypass pats. given preoperative beta blocker cardiovascular procedures crds05
6 % heart bypass surgeries using internal mammary artery cardiovascular procedures crds06
7 % heart bypass pats. w/antibiotic discontinued on time cardiovascular procedures crds07
8 % heart bypass pats. intubated more than 24 hours (adj) cardiovascular procedures crds08
9 % heart bypass pats. with deep sternal wound infx (adj) cardiovascular procedures crds09
10 % heart bypass patients with stroke/CVA (adj) cardiovascular procedures crds10
11 % heart bypass patients with renal insufficiency (adj) cardiovascular procedures crds11
12 % heart bypass pats. with surgical re-exploration (adj) cardiovascular procedures crds12
13 % heart bypass pats. given anti-platelets at discharge cardiovascular procedures crds13
14 % heart bypass patients given beta blocker at discharge cardiovascular procedures crds14
15 % heart bypass pats. given anti-lipid meds at discharge cardiovascular procedures crds15
16 % heart bypass patients with inpatient death cardiovascular procedures crds16
16 % heart bypass patients who die (AHRQ risk-adj.) cardiovascular procedures iqi12
17 % heart bypass patients with operative death (adj) cardiovascular procedures crds17
18 % aortic valve patients with operative death (adj) cardiovascular procedures crds18
19 % mitral valve patients with operative death (adj) cardiovascular procedures crds19
20 % heart bypass + aortic valve pats. w/ op. death (adj) cardiovascular procedures crds20
21 % heart bypass + mitral valve pats. w/ op. death (adj) cardiovascular procedures crds21

NOTES:

  • Some indicators appear on more than one list.
  • Area rates apply to geographic areas, not to hospitals.
  • The Kentucky rates in our report are area rates.