Kansas Trauma registry case criteria and minimum data set:

The Kansas Trauma Registry Case Criteria

The criteria for patients which should be included in the trauma registry must meet both the Diagnosis Criteria and the Status Criteria and pass the Exclusionary Diagnosis Test. Revised for admissions on and after October 1, 2004.

Diagnosis Criteria

To meet the diagnosis criteria, a patient must have at least one ICD-9 diagnosis code of:
    • 800-904.9, or
    • 925-929.9, or
    • 940-959.9, or
    • 994.0 (lightning strikes), or
    • 994.1 (drowning), or
    • 994.7 (hanging), or
    • 994.8 (electrocution)

Status Criteria

To meet the status criteria, a patient must be:
Dead
    • Dead on arrival, or
    • Pronounced dead in the Emergency Department (even if no intervention performed), or
    • Pronounced dead after receiving any evaluation or treatment during hospital admission, or
Acutely Transferred
    • Acutely transferred into the facility, or
    • Acutely transferred out to another acute care facility, or
Length of Stay
    • Adult patients (age > 14): Hospital length of stay > 48 hours or
    • Pediatric patients (age < 14): Admission status of in-patient or observation.

Exclusionary Diagnosis Test

Exclude patients with isolated hip fractures, acetabular or femoral neck fractures from same level falls. Exclude the patient if they have only one ICD-9 diagnosis code that meets the
Diagnosis Criteria which is:
    • 820-820.9 (femoral neck fractures), or
    • 808.0 (acetabular fracture closed), or
    • 808.1 (acetabular fracture open)
AND the patient has an E-code of:
    • E885-E885.9 (fall from same level from slipping, tripping, or stumbling), or
    • E888-E888.9 (other/unspecified fall on same level).