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QPP Measure #AHSQC6

Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Surgical Site Occurrence Requiring Procedural Intervention within the 30 Day Postoperative Period

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who have undergone abdominal wall reconstruction defined as ventral hernia repair with myofascial release (abdominal wall fascial layer separated from muscular layer) who had a surgical site occurrence requiring procedural intervention within the 30 day postoperative period. Surgical site occurrences include any surgical site infections (superficial, deep, organ space) or any of the following: wound cellulitis, non-healing incisional wound, fascial disruption, skin or soft tissue ischemia, skin or soft tissue necrosis, wound serous drainage, wound purulent drainage, chronic sinus drainage, localized stab wound infection, stitch abscess, seroma, infected seroma, hematoma, infected hematoma, exposed biologic mesh, exposed synthetic mesh, contaminated biologic mesh, contaminated synthetic mesh, infected biologic mesh, infected synthetic mesh, mucocutaneous anastomosis disruption, enterocutaneous fistula). Procedural interventions include any of the following: wound opening, wound debridement, suture excision, percutaneous drainage, partial mesh removal, complete mesh removal. This measure is reported as three performance rates stratified by hernia width: Rate 1: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Surgical Site Occurrence Requiring Procedural Intervention within the 30 Day Postoperative Period-Any hernia width (overall rate) Rate 2: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Surgical Site Occurrence Requiring Procedural Intervention within the 30 Day Postoperative Period-Hernia width of ≤10cm Rate 3: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Surgical Site Occurrence Requiring Procedural Intervention within the 30 Day Postoperative Period-Hernia width of >10cm

Submission Methods: Registry

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