Deaths From Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Related Events Within 90 Days Post Discharge From Hospital
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
England
Publishing Organisation
National Health Service (NHS): Outcomes Framework
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Mortality
Defining Attributes
Definition
Number of patients who have been admitted to hospital with any cause and die within 90 days of their last discharge from a VTE related cause expressed as a rate per 100,000 adult hospital admissions.
Numerator
Count of all deaths with VTE as the primary cause of death either in or out of hospital. The NHS Outcomes Framework Indicator only includes deaths within 90 days post discharge from hospital and allows for VTE anywhere on the death certificate (i.e. does not have to be the primary cause).
Denominator
The number of adult hospital admissions in England for any cause for a given financial year.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) Admitted Patient Care (APC) provided by NHS Digital – National Statistics
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reported on NHS website
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
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025