The number of abdominopelvic surgical discharges (complications during the surgical admission, readmissions into the same hospital, readmissions into different hospitals) with postoperative sepsis.

Discharges (NUM1 + NUM2 + NUM3) among cases defined in the denominator with ICD code for sepsis in a secondary diagnosis field during the surgical admission (see ICD codes) and in any diagnosis field during readmissions within 30 days of the surgery. If the date of surgery is not available, then 30 days from the admission date (first surgical admission). • NUM1: complications during the surgical admissions • NUM2: readmissions into the same hospital • NUM3: readmissions into different hospitals

Abdominopelvic surgical discharges only, meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules with an ICD code for an operating room procedure.

• MDC - cases from the numerator and denominator for MDC 14 (Pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium) or principal diagnosis in Annex A: M-3 Code list for MDC 14 (refer to separate MS Excel file) • INF - cases from numerator and denominator with principal diagnosis of infection or secondary diagnosis present on admission, if known – see ICD codes. • IMM/CA - cases from numerator and denominator with any code for immunocompromised state or cancer – see ICD codes. • From NUM1 only: - PDX - cases with principal diagnosis or diagnosis present on admission (where possible) of sepsis during the surgical admission (NUM1), - LOS - surgical admissions (NUM1) with length of stay of less than 3 days. • From NUM2 and NUM3: - Admission occurs more than 30 days after a previous one (matched record is readmission) • Exclude PDX and LOS cases from the denominator if only the Surgical admissions-based calculation is carried out (countries without a UPI). Otherwise, if using the All admissions-based method, no exclusions apply as all denominator cases are considered to be at risk within 30 days.

Standardised (or adjusted) by age and sex.

By sex, age group (5-years) and country.

Data requested from OECD countries

OECD Data Explorer Website and Health at a glance publications

www.oecd.org/en/topics/health-care-quality-and-outcomes.html

www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-sub-issues/measuring-health-care-quality/definitions-of-health-care-quality-outcomes.pdf