ICU Acquired Ulcer Rate

Number of ICU acquired pressure ulcers per 1000 ICU patient days

Indicators
Indicator:	ICU Acquired Ulcer Rate
Created/Raw:	Created
Program:	Critical Care
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Reports:	Critical Care Program Quality Indicator Report, WRHA ICU Hospital-Acquired Conditions
Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements):	Admit DtTm • Dispo DtTm field • LOS • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, stage not indicated • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage I (surface reddening), of sacral area • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage I (surface reddening), of heel • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage I (surface reddening), of other area • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage II (to fascia, just under skin), of sacral area • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage II (to fascia, just under skin), of heel • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage II (to fascia, just under skin), of other area • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage III (deep, to but not including muscle), of sacral area • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage III (deep, to but not including muscle), of heel • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage III (deep, to but not including muscle), of other area • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage IV (involves bone), of sacral area • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage IV (involves bone), of heel • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage IV (involves bone), of other area • Pressure-induced deep tissue damage, of sacral area • Pressure-induced deep tissue damage, of heel • Pressure-induced deep tissue damage, of other area • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, stage not indicated, of sacral area • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, stage not indicated, of heel • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, stage not indicated, of other area • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage I (surface reddening) • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage II (to fascia, just under skin) • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage III (deep, to but not including muscle) • Decubitus (pressure) ulcer, Stage IV (involves muscle, tendon, or bone)

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Used in aggregate form as "per location" and/or "per timeframe", e.g. by month/quarter/year x Ward/Unit x Hospital

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Significance

Significance: Pressure ulcers development is a hospital acquired complication that is associated with poor patient outcomes and has multiple strategies to prevent its occurrence.

Sampling Plan / Procedure

100 % of all patients will be monitored for acquired Pressure Decubitus Ulcer in the data sources below.

Inclusion Criteria

All

Exclusion Criteria

None

Frequency

• Recorded once per patient regardless of the stage(s) of the decubitus ulcer.
• On quarterly basis based on discharge dates, tabulate the number of cases on acquired and total number of patient days or Total ICU_LOS in LOS Per Service

Definition and Derivation

Number of ICU acquired pressure ulcers per 1000 ICU patient days

Numerator

Number of new ICU pressure ulcers acquired cases

Denominator

Total ICU_LOS in LOS Per Service

Data Sources

• Starting July 1, 2025, Pressure Ulcer is part of the ICD10 collection with codes L89.0.1, L89.0.2, L89.0.3 to L89.9.1, L89.9.2, L89.9.3 with the location sacral, heel or other added under the Acquired Diagnosis / Complication.

• Starting 2019 to June 2025, Pressure Ulcer is part of the ICD10 collection with codes L89.0 to L89.9 under the Acquired Diagnosis / Complication.

we need to show the old coding list here. --JMojica 10:03, 2 July 2025 (CDT)

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• Before 2019, Ulcers - Decubitus only has old diagnosis code 945 and saved in table L_Dxs

SAS Program

• The SAS program to get the Decubitus Ulcer is S:\MED\Med_CCMED\​S:\MED\Med_CCMED\Julie\SAS_CFE\CFE_macros\Pre_ICD10_AcqDx.sas
• The SAS program to get the LOS is S:\MED\Med_CCMED\​S:\MED\Med_CCMED\Julie\SAS_CFE\CFE_macros\datetimes.sas

Report Users

Critical Care Directors, Critical Care Unit Managers and WRHA Outcome Improvement Team Committee