HIT 145 Hospital Mortality Rates

Which is the NB death rate? Round to two decimal points Newborn data for the year; Births = 250 Deaths: Under 48 hours = 1 Over 48 hours = 1 Early fetal = 2 Discharges (live) = 242

0.82% (Total # of NB deaths / Total # of NB discharges (including deaths ) 2 / 242+2 = 2/244 = 0.008196 x100 = 0.8196 = 0.82)

Determine the gross death rate for November. Round to two decimal places November data: Admissions: A&C = 285 NB = 30 Deaths: Medical = 21 Surgical = 3 Pediatric = 1 OB = 1 NB = 1 Fetal early = 3 Fetal intermediate = 1 Fetal late = 1 Discharges (including deaths) Adult = 280 Children = 18 NB = 24

8.39% (Wrong answer comments Total # of IP Deaths (including NB) / Total # of discharges (including deaths NB & A/C) 21+3+1+1+1 = 27 and 280+18+24 = 322 27/322 - 0.08385 x100 = 8.385 = 8.39%)

Hospital mortality statistics are important for _______________.

A & B both (a.Peer review b. Providing better patient care c. Census data)

The term for a death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy and without any signs of life

Fetal death

In computing the net death rate, which inpatient deaths are excluded?

Those under 48 hours

An outpatient death occurs when the patient is located in the __________.

all of the above (emergency room outpatient surgical suite home care)

Which rate is a ratio of the total number of deaths to the total number of discharges?

Gross death rate

In which rate are fetal deaths included?

Neither Net or Gross ( Net Gross Net and Gross)

What do all death rates have in common?

Numerator always has total number of deaths

Which death rate uses death data broken down into under 10 days and over 10 days?

Postoperative