Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis or Pulmonary Embolism/ 100,000 Inpatient Care Episode, Standardised

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Finland
Publishing Organisation
The National Institute for Health and Welfare, Sotkanet
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Setting-Specific Domain
Surgical Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Persons aged 15 years or older who have undergone a knee or hip arthroplasty surgery who have deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism per 100,000 inpatient care episodes

Numerator

Number in denominator with deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism as side diagnosis

Denominator

Persons aged 15 years or older who have undergone a knee or hip arthroplasty surgery

Exclusions

Patients who were pregnant, the main diagnosis was deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, or the period of treatment only lasted for less than 2 days

Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Region, the well-being services county, hospital district, whole country

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

OECD health care quality indicators in Finland Care Registers for Health Care HILMO (THL). Data content: Institutional care, housing services and regular home-care services provided in social and health care, and outpatient surgery. The data include client identification data, age, gender, municipality of residence, length of stay, diagnostic and procedural data and data on the sending unit and place for further treatment. The data are collected at the level of individual clients/patients at the end of care periods, or at the end of each year concerning clients registered in institutions. The data are reported by service providers. Data reported in the care notifications are entered into the Care Registers for Social Welfare and Health Care. The Care Register for Health Care is completed at the end of May.

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods

Reported on website

Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Link to Measurement Tools
Domain
Complications and Adverse Events
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
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025