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 |
| Start Date: | |
| End Date: | |
| Reports: | Critical Care Program Quality Indicator Report, WRHA ICU Hospital-Acquired Conditions |
QI domain
- Safe
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.
Includion 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 Length of Stay (ICU Report)
Definition and Derivation
Number of ICU acquired pressure ulcers per 1000 ICU patient days
Numerator
|
What are the details? |
Denominator
|
|
What are the details? |
Data Sources
|
|
What are the details? |
SAS Program
|
|
What are the details? |
Report Users
|
|
What are the details? |
Related articles
| Related articles: |
|