ratesofpostoperativesurgicalsiteinfection - Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Percentage of surgical patients who developed a symptomatic surgical site infection postoperatively within 30 days after the principle operative procedure.

Alternate Name

Rates of postoperative surgical site infection

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

This indicator measures the percentage of surgical patients who developed a symptomatic surgical site infection postoperatively 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)

Total number of operative cases

Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)

Number of hospital patients who have 1 or more cases of surgical site infection within 30 days postoperatively.

Data Source

ACS NSQIP

Data provided to HQO by

Local data collection