Severity of illness

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Average APACHE Score per patient

Indicators
Indicator: Severity of illness
Created/Raw: Created
Program: Critical Care
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End Date:
Reports: Critical Care Program Quality Indicator Report, Directors Quarterly and Annual Report (Critical Care)


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This is a test indicator description with a link:APACHE Score.

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

QI domain

  • Understanding of patient population

Significance

APACHE score is reflection of severity of illness. APACHE scores can be used to better understand patient severity of illness and it’s influence on other quality indicators.

Sampling Plan / Procedure

Inclusion Criteria

100% all admissions

Exclusion Criteria

None

Frequency

Monthly, quarterly or yearly based on admission dates or discharge dates

Definition and Derivation

Mean APACHE Score

  • other summary statistics can also be used

Numerator

Num = Sum of all patient's APACHE Score in a given period

Denominator

Denom = Total number of patients

Formula

Mean APACHE Score = Num / Denom

Data Sources

SAS Program

No SAS program to calculate APACHE Score. Data is taken from Created_Variables_CC_2021 table.

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