Assessment of quality of care for children in selected hospitals in ...

Assessment of quality of care for children in selected hospitals in Ghana2.1 Hospital health statisticsSource: Routine statistics. Collect the information from the hospital administration early in the visit.Make use of routine statistics; adjust the categories accordingly (e.g. age groups) where necessary.2.1.1 Patient loadIndicate the total number of paediatric medical outpatient visits, emergency visits and admissionsper year by age groups and as a total. Include all medical diagnosis but exclude children dead onarrival.Note: If data are not disaggregated according to the suggested age‐groups, compile the dataavailable indicating the age‐groups compiled.Year: 20090 – 28 daysOutpatientvisitsEmergencyvisitsAdmissionsDeathsAgespecificfatalityrate_________ _________ _________ _________ ________1 up to 12 months1 up to 5 years>5 yearsTotal (all age groups)_________ _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ _________________ _________ _________ _________ ________2.1.2 Admission detailsList the five most frequent medical reasons (diagnoses) for outpatient visits, emergency visits andhospital admissions in children under fiveOutpatientvisitsEmergencyvisitsHospitaladmissionsDeaths *Diagnosis‐specificcase fatality rate1.2.3.4.5.* This refers to any data available on malaria, diarrhoea and other conditions.Page 48