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Table 1 PPC Summary Categories

From: Evaluation of hospital inpatient complications: a planning approach

01

Stroke & Intracranial Hemorrhage

02

Extreme CNS Complications

03

Acute Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure with Mechanical Ventilation

04

Pneumonia & Other Lung Infections

05

Aspiration Pneumonia

06

Pulmonary Embolism

07

Shock

08

Congestive Heart Failure

09

Acute Myocardial Infarct

10

Ventricular Fibrillation/Cardiac Arrest

11

Peripheral Vascular Complications Except Venous Thrombosis

12

Venous Thrombosis

13

Major Gastrointestinal Complications with Transfusion or Significant Bleeding

14

Major Liver Complications

15

Clostridium Difficile Colitis

16

Urinary Tract Infection

17

Renal Failure with Dialysis

18

Post-Hemorrhage & Other Acute Anemia with Transfusion

19

Decubitus Ulcer

20

Septicemia & Severe Infections

21

Post-Op Wound Infection & Deep Wound Disruption with Procedure

22

Reopening Surgical Site

23

Post-Op Hemorrhage & Hematoma with Hem Cntrl Proc or I&D Proc

24

Accidental Puncture/Laceration during Invasive Procedure

25

Post-Procedure Foreign Bodies

26

Encephalopathy

27

Iatrogenic Pneumothrax

28

Mechanical Complication of Device, Implant & Graft

29

Inflammation & Other Complications of Devices, Implants or Grafts Except Vascular Infection

30

Infections Due to Central Venous Catheters

31

Obstetrical Hemorrhage with Transfusion

32

Obstetric Laceration & Other Trauma without Instrumentation

33

Obstetric Laceration & Other Trauma with Instrumentation

34

Major Puerperal Infection and Other Major Obstetric Complications

35

Post-Op Respiratory Failure with Tracheostomy