Quality MeasureNumber of deaths per 100 discharges with procedure code of AAA repair.
Outcome of InterestNumber of deaths with procedure code for AAA repair (see Appendix 6).
Population at RiskAll discharges with procedure code of AAA repair and diagnosis of AAA (see Appendix 6) in any field.
Exclude MDC 14 (pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium) and MDC 15 (newborns and other neonates).

From: 3, Results

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Refinement of the HCUP Quality Indicators.
Technical Reviews, No. 4.
Davies SM, Geppert J, McClellan M, et al.
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