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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Rate of obstetric trauma per 100 instrument-assisted vaginal deliveries
Alternate Name
Rate of obstetric trauma with instrument
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description

This indicator measures the rate of obstetric trauma (lacerations that are third degree or greater in severity) for instrument-assisted vaginal deliveries in a reporting period.

Indicator Status
Active
HQO Reporting tool/product
Public reporting
Dimension
Effective, Safe
Type
Outcome
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Rate per 100 instrument-assisted vaginal deliveries
Calculation Methods

Observed cases  divided by expected cases times Canadian average

Logistic regression for risk-adjustment. 

Numerator including inclusion/exclusion

Cases within the denominator with at least one obstetric trauma :

  1. Third-degree perineal laceration during delivery, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (ICD-10-CA: O70.201)
  2. Fourth-degree perineal laceration during delivery, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (ICD-10-CA: O70.301)
  3. Obstetric laceration of cervix, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (ICD-10-CA: O71.301)
  4. Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (ICD-10-CA: O71.401)
  5. Other obstetric injury to pelvic organs, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (ICD-10-CA: O71.501)
  6. Other rupture of uterus during labour, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (ICD-10-CA: O71.181)
  7. Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (ICD-10-CA: O71.601)
  8. Surgical repair, postpartum, of obstetric laceration:
  • Of corpus uteri (CCI code: 5.PC.80.JH)
  • Of current obstetric laceration of cervix occurring at vaginal delivery (CCI code: 5.PC.80.JJ)
  • Of current obstetric laceration of bladder and urethra (CCI code: 5.PC.80.JR)
  • Of current obstetric laceration of rectum and sphincter ani (CCI code: 5.PC.80.JQ)
  • Of current obstetric high vaginal laceration (CCI code: 5.PC.80.JU)
  • Of current obstetric laceration of broad ligament(s) of uterus (CCI code: 5.PC.80.JL)
Denominator including inclusion/exclusion

Vaginal delivery discharges with instrument-assisted delivery 

Inclusions:

  1. Admission to an acute care institution (Facility Type Code = 1)
  2. Delivery code (ICD-10-CA: O10–O16, O21–O26, O28–O37, O40–O46, O48, O60–O75, O85–O92, O95 or O98–O99 with a sixth digit of 1 or 2 OR Z37 coded in any position)
  3. Instrument-assisted vaginal delivery (CCI code: 5.MD.53^^, 5.MD.54^^, 5.MD.55^^, 5.MD.56.NN, 5.MD.56.PC, 5.MD.56.NR, 5.MD.56.PF, 5.MD.56.NW or 5.MD.56.PJ)


Exclusions:

  1. Newborn, stillbirth or cadaveric donor records (Admission Category = N, R or S)
  2. Records with invalid discharge date
  3. Records with invalid age
  4. Records with unknown or invalid (>45 completed weeks) gestational age
  5. Caesarean sections (CCI code: 5.MD.60.^^)
  6. Delivery in which an abortive procedure was recorded (code may be recorded in any position; procedures not coded as "abandoned after onset" [Intervention Status Attribute = A]):

CCI: 5.CA.20.^^, 5.CA.24.^^, 5.CA.88.^^, 5.CA.89.^^, or 5.CA.93.^^

OR

ICD-10-CA: O04

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- detailed

Age; Malposition/malpresentation of the fetus; Gestational age at delivery ≥41 weeks; Diabetes (pre-existing/gestational); Fetal heart rate anomaly/asphyxia during labour and delivery; Shoulder dystocia; Prolonged second-stage labour; Large fetus

Data Source
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)
Data provided to HQO by
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)
Region, Time
 
TAGS
Sector
Acute Care/Hospital
Type
Outcome
Topic
Patient Safety and Never Events
Dimension
Effective, Safe
Source
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
20/11/2018 15:35:00