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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP) Rate per 1,000 Ventilator Days  
Alternate Name
Rate of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP)
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
This indicator measures the number of ICU patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) per 1,000 ventilator days.  
HQO Reporting tool/product
On-Line Public Reporting
Dimension
Safe
Type
Outcome
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Rate per 1,000 ventilator days
Calculation Methods
Numerator/ Denominator * 1,000
Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Total number of newly diagnosed VAP cases after 48 hours of mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unite (ICU) during the reporting period
Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Total number of ventilator days for ICU patients age 18 years and older during the reporting period
Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized
None
Data Source
Critical Care Information System (CCIS)
Data provided to HQO by
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)
Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)
Institution, Region, Time
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Caveats and Limitations
Data are self-reported by hospitals.
 
TAGS
Sector
Acute Care/Hospital
Type
Outcome
Topic
Patient Safety and Never Events
Dimension
Safe
Source
Critical Care Information System (CCIS)
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
11/11/2016 15:54:00