Want to get selected value

Want to get selected value

declare @qry as varchar(max) declare @db as varchar(25) declare @item as
varchar(25) declare @U_Parentcode as varchar(25)
set @U_Parentcode ='CDM51306520' set @db ='Marda_Test' set @qry ='select
@item =itemcode from ' + @db + '.[dbo].[OITM] where ItemCode=''' +
@U_Parentcode +'''' execute (@qry) print @item
am getting error like 'Must declare the scalar variable "@item".'