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Table 3 Surgical Site Infection Indicators Following Cardiac Procedures

From: Developing algorithms for healthcare insurers to systematically monitor surgical site infection rates

 

UnitedHealth Group

Humana Inc.

Total Procedures

5,787

1,106

Any Infection Indicator N (%)

413 (7.1%)

96 (8.7%)

Inpatient Infection Indicator N (%)

153 (2.6%)

73 (6.6%)

   Pre-Discharge N (%)

66 (1.1%)

42 (3.8%)

   Post-Discharge with Readmission N (%)

90 (1.6%)

51 (4.6%)

Outpatient Infection Indicator N (%)

304 (5.3%)

60 (5.4%)

   Antibiotic Indicator N (%)

73 (1.3%)

N/A*

   Ambulatory Diagnosis N (%)

199 (3.4%)

34 (3.1%)

   Emergency Dept Diagnosis N (%)

41 (0.7%)

39 (3.5%)

  1. * Post-procedure antibiotic dispensing data not available