Australasian Clinical Indicator Report 2003 – 2010 Obstetrics ...
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1.3 Selected primipara - instrumental vaginal birth (L)<br />
<strong>Obstetrics</strong>, v6<br />
Rationale<br />
The selected primipara represents an uncomplicated pregnancy whereby intervention and<br />
complication rates should be low and consistent across hospitals. Use of the selected<br />
primipara (rather than all women giving birth) controls for differences in case mix and<br />
increases the validity of inter-hospital comparisons of maternity care.<br />
Numerator The number of selected primipara who undergo an instrumental vaginal birth.<br />
Denominator Total number of selected primipara who give birth.<br />
Dimensions of care: Accessibility Appropriateness Continuity<br />
Effectiveness Efficiency Quality Improvement and Risk Safety<br />
Desirable level: Low High Not specified<br />
Type of <strong>Indicator</strong>: Process Outcome Structure<br />
No. Total Total<br />
Year HCOs numerator denominator Rate #<br />
Centile Stratum Outlier<br />
(20) (80) gains gains gains<br />
2008 134 8,964 36,968 24.2 18.3 29.1 2,190 1,227 374<br />
2009 151 11,275 46,901 24.0 18.4 28.0 2,634 2,285 495<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 161 12,420 51,143 24.3 19.2 27.8 2,588 1,098 437<br />
# per 100 selected primipara<br />
Rate #<br />
Rate #<br />
In <strong>2010</strong> there were 295 data submissions from 161 HCOs. The annual rate was 24.3 per 100<br />
selected primipara.<br />
<strong>Australasian</strong> <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Indicator</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2003</strong>-<strong>2010</strong> Page 8<br />
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