Knee Replacement Rate
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
This indicator measures the age-standardised hospitalisation rate for all knee 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 knee 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 code 1VG53LASLN and Intervention Status Attribute does not equal R). Knee replacement procedures that were abandoned after onset or performed out of hospital (Intervention Status Attribute = A or OOH Indicator Flag = Y). Newborn, stillbirth or cadaveric donor records (Admission Category Code = N, R or S).
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Direct standardisation, age-adjusted
Stratifications
By reporting level: National, Province/Territory, Region.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Hospital Morbidity Database (HMDB), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
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