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Table 2 Potentially Preventable Complication Rates Select Categories Syracuse Hospitals January - September 2008 - 2010

From: Reducing potentially preventable complications at the multi hospital level

 

PPC Rate Per 1,000 Dchgs Percent Difference

p Value

PPC Rate Difference from Severity Adjusted Comparison Benchmark

Rate Difference

 

2008 - 2010

 

2008

2009

2010

2008 - 2010

Community General

      

   Hospital

      

Clostridium Difficile Colitis

-34.96

0.05

1.42

1.62

0.49

-0.93

Urinary Tract Infection

-48.92

0.04

1.19

-1.72

-4.99

-6.18

Post-Hemorrhage & Other Acute Anemia

-100

0.01

2.28

3.71

-3.25

-5.53

Venous Thrombosis

-10.6

0.11

0.34

0.14

0.04

-0.3

Pulmonary Embolism

61.9

0.05

-0.1

-0.22

0.38

0.48

Crouse Hospital

      

Urinary Tract Infection

1.38

0.15

-0.54

2.11

1.09

1.63

Decubitus Ulcer

8.33

0.25

-0.12

0.17

-0.11

0.01

Pulmonary Embolism

7.59

0.22

0.8

0.26

0.86

0.06

Infection Due to Central Venous Catheters

8.7

0.31

0.69

0.75

0.75

0.06

St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center

      

   Health Center

      

Pneumonia & Other Lung Infections

-19.21

0.05

4.96

3.38

1.73

-3.23

Post-Hemorrhage & Other Acute Anemia

-100

0.01

5.73

-0.13

-2.3

-8.03

Decubitus Ulcer

-25.97

0.05

2.01

0.57

1.03

-0.98

Total with One or More PPCs

      

Community General Hospital

-33.59

0.04

7.93

4.03

4.57

-3.36

Crouse Hospital

15.37

0.07

-6.82

3.35

3.1

9.92

St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center

-17.23

0.05

7.45

-0.59

1.31

-6.14

  1. Benchmark data based on California and New York State inpatient hospital discharges, 2007.
  2. Source: Hospital Executive Council data.