Outcome indicators and their description
Indicator | Numerator | Denominator |
Nosocomial pressure ulcer prevalence among hospitalised patients | Number of patients with a pressure ulcer gr. 2–4 | All hospitalised patients who were examined for the presence of a pressure ulcer |
Pressure ulcer incidence after total hip replacement | Number of patients with a pressure ulcer gr. 2–4 | All total hip replacement patients |
Bile duct leakage within 30 days after cholecystectomy | Number of patients with bile duct leakage within 30 days of cholecystectomy | All patients with a cholecystectomy |
Unintended reoperation after colorectal surgery | Number of unintended reoperation after colorectal surgery | All colorectal operations excluding appendix |
In hospital mortality after AMI for patients younger than 65 years | Number of patients younger than 65 years who died during hospitalisation because of AMI | All patients younger than 65 years hospitalised because of AMI |
In hospital mortality after AMI for patients 65 years and older | Number of patients 65 years and older who died during hospitalisation because of AMI | All patients 65 years and older hospitalised because of AMI |
Readmission after heart failure for patients younger than 75 year | Number of readmissions after heart failure within 12 weeks after hospital discharge in patients younger than 75 years | All patients younger than 75 years admitted for heart failure |
Readmission after heart failure for patients 75 years and older | Number of readmissions after heart failure within 12 weeks of hospital discharge in patients 75 years and older | All patients 75 years and older admitted for heart failure |
Remaining cancer tissue after breast-conserving lumpectomy | Number of patients in whom cancer tissue is left after an initial local excision of a malignant breast tumour | All patients who had local excision of a malignant breast tumour |
AMI, acute myocardial infarction; gr., grade.