Expected infections are calculated by NHSN and available by location (unit type) from the baseline period.

Mortality (will be calculated by the Patient Safety Movement Foundation):

The PSMF, when available, will use the mortality rates associated with Hospital Acquired Conditions targeted in the Partnership for Patient’s grant funded Hospital Engagement Networks (HEN). The program targeted 10 hospital acquired conditions to reduce medical harm and costs of care. “At the outset of the PfP initiative, HHS agencies contributed their expertise to developing a measurement strategy by which to track national progress in patient safety—both in general and specifically related to the preventable HACs being addressed by the PfP. In conjunction with CMS’s overall leadership of the PfP, AHRQ has helped coordinate development and use of the national measurement strategy. The results using this national measurement strategy have been referred to as the “AHRQ National Scorecard,” which provides summary data on the national HAC rate \cite{28675924a}. Based on these data the estimated additional inpatient mortality for Colo SSI is 0.028 (28 per 1000 events).

Topic:

Abdominal Hysterectomy Surgical Site Infection Rate (Hyst SSI)

Rate of patients with an abdominal hysterectomy surgical site infection per 100 NHSN abdominal hysterectomy operative procedures

Outcome Measure Formula:

Numerator: Abdominal hysterectomy surgical site infections based on CDC NHSN definitions \cite{28675853a}
Denominator: Total number of abdominal hysterectomy operative procedures based on CDC NHSN definitions
* Rate is typically displayed as SSI/100 Operative Procedures

Metric Recommendations:

Direct Impact:
All patients requiring a NHSN abdominal hysterectomy operative procedure
Lives Spared Harm: