30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rate After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Readmission

Defining Attributes

Definition

The risk-adjusted rate of all-cause urgent readmission occurring within 30 days following discharge for an episode of care with an isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Numerator

Number of hospitalisation episodes in the denominator with an urgent readmission within 30 days of discharge after the CABG index episode of care.

Denominator

Number of hospitalisation episodes for patients age 18 and older who underwent an isolated CABG.

Exclusions

In-hospital death, episodes with valve procedures or concomitant procedures.

Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments

Age, sex, urgent admission, previous acute myocardial infarction, cardiac dysrhythmias, hypertension, multiple cardiac interventions, peripheral vascular disease, acute renal failure, Charlson Index.

Stratifications

By reporting level: National, Province/Territory, Facility.

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Human Metabolome Database (HMBD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

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
23 July 2025