Evaluation of hospital inpatient complications: a planning approach

Table 6 Potentially Preventable Complications Programs Implemented Between October - December 2008 Syracuse Hospitals January - June 2008, January - June 2009

	Dates	Discharges with Major PPC Total Cases		Major PPC Rate/1,000 Discharges		% Difference	Significance Level
		Actual	Expected	Actual	Expected
Urinary Tract Infection
Crouse Hospital	Jan - Jun 08	43	55.9	5.43	7.05	-23.03
	Jan - Mar 09	39	27.9	10.44	7.46	39.92	p < 0.05
	Apr - Jun 09	27	20.4	9.96	7.52	32.43
Community General	Jan - Jun 08	46	41.3	12.65	11.34	11.49
Hospital	Jan - Mar 09	13	18.7	7.56	10.91	-30.67
	Apr - Jun 09	17	20.0	10.02	11.79	-15.06
Pneumonia
St. Joseph's Hospital	Jan - Jun 08	145	112.0	10.09	7.79	29.46	p < 0.05
Health Center	Jan - Mar 09	42	31.0	12.34	9.11	35.48
	Apr - Jun 09	34	27.0	11.69	9.28	25.93
Clostridium Difficile Colitis
Community General	Jan - Jun 08	12	4.9	2.99	1.22	144.20
Hospital	Jan - Mar 09	7	2.3	3.73	1.21	209.10
	Apr - Jun 09	4	2.5	2.13	1.32	60.99
Decubitus Ulcer
Crouse Hospital	Jan - Jun 08	6	7.1	0.71	0.85	-15.69
	Jan - Mar 09	5	3.1	1.28	0.79	62.57
	Apr - Jun 09	3	2.3	1.06	0.83	28.58
St. Joseph's Hospital	Jan - Jun 08	31	13.0	3.41	1.43	138.47	p < 0.05
Health Center	Jan - Mar 09	9	6.0	2.12	1.41	50.00
	Apr - Jun 09	7	5.0	1.95	1.39	39.99
Pulmonary Embolism
Crouse Hospital	Jan - Jun 08	12	5.1	1.53	0.65	133.80	p < 0.05
	Jan - Mar 09	5	2.5	1.32	0.65	101.44
	Apr - Jun 09	2	1.8	0.73	0.67	9.24
Post-Hemorrhage & Other Acute Anemia w Transfusion
St. Joseph's Hospital	Jan - Jun 08	55	16.0	7.36	2.14	243.75	p < 0.05
Health Center	Jan - Mar 09	11	8.0	3.04	2.21	37.50
	Apr - Jun 09	5	7.0	1.67	2.34	-28.57

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