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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Percent of surgical patients who developed pneumonia postoperatively within 30 days after the principal operative procedure.
Alternate Name
Rate of postoperative pneumonia
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
This indicator measures the percentage of surgical patients who developed pneumonia post-operatively within 30 days after the principal operative procedure. A lesser percentage is better. 
HQO Reporting tool/product
Public reporting
Dimension
Safe
Type
Outcome
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Percentage
Calculation Methods
Numerator divided by the denominator times 100
Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Number of hospital patients who have 1 or more cases of pneumonia  within 30 days postoperatively.
Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Total number of operative cases
Data Source
ACS NSQIP
Data provided to HQO by
Local data collection
 
TAGS
Sector
Acute Care/Hospital
Type
Outcome
Topic
Patient Safety and Never Events
Dimension
Safe
Source
ACS NSQIP
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
30/11/2017 13:23:00