Table 3 Hospital-level variation in total hip replacement scores in year 2008 and 2009
From: Testing the construct validity of hospital care quality indicators: a case study on hip replacement
2008 | 2009 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indicator scores on hospital level | Denominators on hospital level | Indicator scores on hospital level | Denominators on hospital level | ||||||||||
Nb | mean | IQR | min-max | median | IQR | Nb | mean | IQR | mix-max | mean | IQR | ||
qia1 | preoperative patient information | 68 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | / | / | 97 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | / | / |
qi2a | guideline thrombosis prophylaxis | 68 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | / | / | 68 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | / | / |
qi2b | thrombosis prophylaxis | 64 | 100 | 100–100 | 95–100 | 245 | 49–745 | 95 | 100 | 100–100 | 93–100 | 226 | 56–647 |
qi3a | complication register | 68 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | / | / | 97 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | / | / |
qi3b | appointment within 6 weeks | 68 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | / | / | 97 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | / | / |
qi3c | orthopaedic register form | 68 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | / | / | 97 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | / | / |
qi3d | complication meeting | 63 | 11 | 4–12 | 0–52 | / | / | 96 | 11 | 4–12 | 0–260 | / | / |
qi3e | improvement plan | 65 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | / | / | 96 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | / | / |
qi4a | blood management guideline | 68 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | / | / | 68 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | / | / |
qi4b | transfusion of homologous blood | 52 | 91 | 94–100 | 0–100 | 241 | 49–745 | 90 | 91 | 88–100 | 11–100 | 222 | 56–647 |
5a | guideline for antibiotic prophylaxis | 68 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | / | / | 68 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | / | / |
5b | perioperative antibiotics | 65 | 100 | 100–100 | 100–100 | 245 | 49–745 | 65 | 100 | 100–100 | 100–100 | 226 | 56–647 |
qi5c | antibiotics 60–15 min | 59 | 97 | 100–100 | 0–100 | 237 | 49–745 | 94 | 98 | 100–100 | 66–100 | 226 | 56–647 |
qi5d | wound infections | 60 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 245 | 49–745 | 93 | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 213 | 52–647 |
qi6 | countrywide implementation | 68 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | / | / | 97 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | / | / |
average | 64 | X | X | X | 95 | X | X | X | |||||