COMPLICATIONS AT CENTRO CARDIOVASCULAR

Acute Care Hospital in Rio Piedras, PR 00936

Complications

CENTRO CARDIOVASCULAR
Avenida Americo Miranda, Entrada Principal Cm Rio Piedras, PR 00936
Phone: (787) 754-8500

The complication measures at Centro Cardiovascular provide information about the medical problems some inpatients might experience while admitted in the hospital. Admitted patients sometimes get other injuries, conditions or complications that may be life threatening. When hospitals follow best practices for treating patients, serious complications are often prevented.

The complication measures evaluate serious events such as healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and complications after certain surgical procedures.

Healthcare Associated Infections

The healthcare-associated infections (HAI) measures provide information on infections that happen while the patient is in the hospital. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects this information and encourages hospitals to use CDC-recommended infection control steps to prevent healthcare-associated infections.

Measure	Hospital Average	How this Hospital Compares
Bloodstream Infections in ICU Only	0.000 Measure: Bloodstream Infections in ICU Only Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015	Better than the National Benchmark of 1 Central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs only This measure compares the number of central line-associated bloodstream infections hospital to a national benchmark. A central line is a narrow tube inserted into a large vein of a patient’s neck or chest for important medical treatment. When the lines are not put in correctly or kept clean, germs could enter the body and cause serious blood infections. The CLABSI measure includes data from ICUs and NICUs. ^{[3, 8]} A lower number is better better. A score of ZERO in CLABSIs is best.
Catheter Urinary Tract Infections in ICU Only	0.000 Measure: Catheter Urinary Tract Infections in ICU Only Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015	Better than the National Benchmark of 1 Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) in ICUs only This measure compares the number of catheter-associated urinary tract infections to a national benchmark. A catheter is a drainage tube inserted into a patient’s urinary bladder to collect urine while a patient is immobile or incontinent. When a catheter is not put in correctly or kept clean, or left in place for long periods of time, germs could enter the body and cause serious infections in the urinary tract. This measure includes data from ICU’s only. ^{[3, 8]} A lower number is better better. A score of ZERO in CAUTIs is best.

Footnotes:

[3] Results are based on a shorter time period than required.
[8] The lower limit of the confidence interval cannot be calculated if the number of observed infections equals zero.