30-Day in-Hospital Mortality After Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
This indicator calculates the risk-adjusted rate of all-cause in-hospital deaths occurring within 30 days for patients undergoing an isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery.
Numerator
Number of hospitalisation episodes in the denominator that resulted in an in-hospital death within 30 days of the AVR procedure.
Denominator
Number of hospitalisation episodes for patients age 18 and older who underwent an isolated AVR.
Exclusions
Episodes with a coronary artery bypass graft, other valve procedures or core concomitant procedures.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Age, sex, urgent admission, shock, previous cardiac surgery, cerebrovascular disease, cardiac dysrhythmias, acute renal failure, endocarditis, Charlson Index.
Stratifications
By reporting level: National, Province/Territory, Facility.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Human Metabolome Database (HMBD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
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