Hip Replacement Rate

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
Surgical Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

This indicator measures the hospitalisation rate for hip replacement procedures performed in acute care hospitals or same-day surgery facilities per 100,000 population age 18 and older.

Numerator

Total number of discharges or same-day visits for all hip replacement procedures for patients age 18 and older.

Denominator

Total mid-year population age 18 and older.

Exclusions

Records with cement spacers not coded as revision (intervention codes 1VA53LASLN and 1VA53LLSLN and Intervention Status Attribute does not equal R), hip replacement procedures coded as out of hospital or abandoned after onset (OOH Indicator Flag = Y or Intervention Status Attribute = A), newborn, stillbirth or cadaveric donor records (Admission Category Code = N, R or S).

Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments

Direct standardisation, age-adjusted

Stratifications

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

Collection and Reporting 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
02 December 2025