Readmission Rates for Surgical Site Infections Within 30 Days of Discharge From Surgery

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Clinical commissioning group indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisation

Defining Attributes

Definition

Readmission rates for surgical site infections within 30 days of discharge from surgery.

Numerator

The number of admissions in the denominator with a record of a readmission within 30 days of discharge, with a primary diagnosis of surgical site infection.

Denominator

The number of admissions to hospital where a surgical procedure is performed.

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Hospital episode statistics - admitted patient care. Created from data submitted by NHS hospitals and independent sector NHS treatment centres in England to the national SSI Surveillance Service, Public Health England. Surveillance data is collected prospectively on a quarterly basis and includes all eligible patients undergoing surgery in pre-selected surgical categories during each 3-month period (quarter). Patients are followed-up to identify SSIs for 30 days after surgery for non-implant procedures and for one year for procedures involving a prosthetic implant. A set of demographic and surgery-related data is collected for each eligible procedure and submitted to the UK Health Security Agency Surgical site infection surveillance service (SSISS) via a secure web-based application.

Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods

UK Health Security Agency publishes Surveillance of surgical site infections in NHS hospitals in England annually.

Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025