Table 1 Potentially Preventable Complications Select Categories Syracuse Hospitals January - September 2008 - 2010
From: Reducing potentially preventable complications at the multi hospital level
Patients with PPC | PPC Rate Per 1,000 Discharges | Percent Difference | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2008 - 2010 | ||
Community General | ||||||||
Hospital | ||||||||
Clostridium Difficile Colitis | 16 | 16 | 9 | 2.66 | 2.86 | 1.73 | -34.96 | 0.05 |
Urinary Tract Infection | 68 | 48 | 31 | 12.47 | 9.45 | 6.37 | -48.92 | 0.04 |
Post-Hemorrhage & Other Acute Anemia | 27 | 37 | 0 | 5.61 | 7.11 | 0 | -100 | 0.01 |
Venous Thrombosis | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2.17 | 0.54 | 1.94 | -10.6 | 0.11 |
Pulmonary Embolism | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0.84 | 0.72 | 1.36 | 61.9 | 0.05 |
Crouse Hospital | ||||||||
Urinary Tract Infection | 76 | 99 | 79 | 6.5 | 9.4 | 6.59 | 1.38 | 0.15 |
Decubitus Ulcer | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0.72 | 0.99 | 0.78 | 8.33 | 0.25 |
Pulmonary Embolism | 17 | 10 | 20 | 1.45 | 0.94 | 1.56 | 7.59 | 0.22 |
Infection Due to Central Venous Catheters | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0.69 | 0.94 | 0.75 | 8.7 | 0.31 |
St. Joseph's Hospital | ||||||||
Health Center | ||||||||
Pneumonia & Other Lung Infections | 149 | 125 | 125 | 13.69 | 12.69 | 11.06 | -19.21 | 0.05 |
Post-Hemorrhage & Other Acute Anemia | 86 | 22 | 0 | 7.82 | 2.15 | 0 | -100 | 0.01 |
Decubitus Ulcer | 45 | 20 | 35 | 3.35 | 1.64 | 2.48 | -25.97 | 0.05 |
Total with One or More PPCs | ||||||||
Community General Hospital | 295 | 253 | 172 | 48.73 | 44.99 | 32.36 | -33.59 | 0.04 |
Crouse Hospital | 416 | 491 | 503 | 31.17 | 41.52 | 35.96 | 15.37 | 0.07 |
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center | 820 | 702 | 778 | 58.17 | 53.99 | 48.15 | -17.23 | 0.05 |