ICU Acquired Sepsis
Number of Septic-Sepsis cases per 1000 ICU patient days
| Indicators | |
| Indicator: | ICU Acquired Sepsis |
| Created/Raw: | Created |
| Program: | Critical Care |
| Start Date: | |
| End Date: | |
| Reports: | Critical Care Program Quality Indicator Report, WRHA ICU Hospital-Acquired Conditions |
| Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | |
Used in aggregate form as "per location" and/or "per timeframe", e.g. by month/quarter/year x Ward/Unit x Hospital
QI domain
- Safe
Sepsis 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 Septic_Sepsis listed in the data sources below.
Inclusion Criteria
All
Exclusion Criteria
None
Frequency
- Recording the date the Sepsis occurred.
- Time Reference is calendar month, quarter or year.
Definition and Derivation
Number of Septic_Sepsis cases per 1000 ICU patient days
Numerator
Number of ICU Septic_Sepsis acquired cases
Denominator
Total Patient Days from Bed occupancy Definition1
Data Sources
- Starting 2019, Septic_Sepsis is part of the ICD10 collection with codes R57.2, R65.0, R65.1 under the Acquired Diagnosis / Complication.
- Before 2019, Septic_Sepsis include Septic Shock (old code 44) and Severe Sepsis (old code 45) and saved in table L_Dxs
SAS Program
- The SAS program to get the Septic_Sepsis 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\logphi.sas and (datetimes.sas or datetime_short.sas )
Report Users
Critical Care Directors, Critical Care Unit Managers and WRHA Outcome Improvement Team Committee
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