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. 2014 May 1;370(18):1673-6.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1400276. Epub 2014 Apr 16.

Regulatory mandates for sepsis care--reasons for caution

Chanu Rhee  1 , Shruti Gohil, Michael Klompas
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Regulatory mandates for sepsis care--reasons for caution

Chanu Rhee et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Hospitalizations for Which Certain Infection Codes Were Listed as a Primary Diagnosis, 2003–2011
Data are from weighted national estimates from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), based on data collected by individual states and provided to the AHRQ by the states. Codes used: Sepsis/Septicemia (038.0–038.9, 785.52, 995.91–995.92), Pneumonia (480.0–480.9, 481, 482.0–482.9, 483.0–483.8, 484.1–484.8, 485, 486), Intra-abdominal Infection (008.45, 009.0–009.3, 540.0–540.9, 541, 542, 543.9, 562.01, 562.03, 562.11, 562.13, 567.0–567.9, 569.5, 569.61, 569.71, 569.83, 572.0–572.8, 574.00–574.91, 575.0–575.9, 576.0–576.9, 614.0–614.9), Urinary Tract Infection (590.00, 590.01, 590.10, 590.11, 590.2, 590.3, 590.80, 590.81, 590.9, 595.0, 595.2, 595.3, 595.4, 595.89, 595.9, 597.0, 597.80, 597.89, 598.00, 598.01, 599.0), and Bacteremia (790.7).
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