Facilitating Cross-National Comparisons of Indicators for Patient ...

DELSA/ELSA/WD/HTP(2008)1OECD Patient Safety Experts Subgroup HCQI ProjectIndicators for Patient Safety Questionnaire 2008VI. Population Rates29 The Population Rate is the sum of all numerator cases divided by the sum of all denominator cases per indicator.IndicatorComplications of anaesthesia (PSI 1)Decubitis ulcer (PSI 3)Foreign body left in during procedure (PSI 5)Iatrogenic Pneumothorax (PSI 6)Infection due to Medical Care (PSI 7)Postoperative hip fracture (PSI 8)Postoperative respiratory failure (PSI 11)Postoperative pulmonary embolism (PE) or deep veinthrombosis (DVT) (PSI 12)Postoperative sepsis (PSI 13)Technical difficulty with procedure (PSI 15)Transfusion reaction (PSI 16)Birth trauma - injury to neonate (PSI 17)Obstetric trauma - vaginal delivery with instrument(PSI 18)Obstetric trauma - vaginal delivery withoutinstrument (PSI 19)Obstetric trauma - caesarean section (PSI 20)Number ofNumeratorCasesNumber ofDenominatorCasesRate (per 100)DataYear(s)Data Source (e.g. name ofdatabase(s))OECD manual used withoutmodification to calculate theindicator (Yes/No*)* If no, please specify each modification or variation at Question 21 in Section V230