CA-BSI Rate
Definition
(#CA-BSI/line days)* 1000 Line Days.
Data elements required for entry:
i) number of CA-BSI events, and ii) Total number of central line days
CAUTI Rate
Definition
(# of CAUTI/catheter days)*1000 catheter Days.
Data elements required for entry:
i) number of CAUTI events, and ii) Total number of urinary catheter days
Unplanned Re-admission Rate
Definition
# of unplanned re-admissions <24 hours / (# of discharges - deaths). An unplanned re-admission is defined as any patient who is discharged or transferred from the ICU, who returns to the ICU within 24 hours of that discharge/transfer.
Data elements required for entry:
i) number of unplanned re-admissions <24 hours after discharge from PICU, and ii) Total number of discharge/deaths
Unplanned Extubation/
Decannulation Rate
Definition
(# of unplanned extubations/decannulations / (# of ventilator days)*100. Unplanned Extubations/decannulations are defined as the number of events when a patient’s endotracheal tube/tracheostomy tube became unintentionally dislodged. Ventilator Days are defined as the total # days patients with an endotracheal tube/tracheostomy tube receiving mechanical ventilation in the ICU.
Data elements required for entry:
i) number of unplanned extubations/decannulations and ii) Total number of ventilator days.
Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR)
Definition
(# of observed deaths / # expected deaths) x 100.
Data elements required for entry:
i) number of observed deaths and ii) Total number of expected deaths.
Central Line Days
Definition
Total number of central line days.
Data elements required for entry:
i) total number of central line days.