COMPLICATIONS AT INNOVA HOSPITAL SAN ANTONIO
Acute Care Hospital in San Antonio, TX 78222
Complications
INNOVA HOSPITAL SAN ANTONIO
4243 Southcross Blvd San Antonio, TX 78222
Phone: (210) 368-7487
The complication measures at Innova Hospital San Antonio 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.
Surgical Complications
The measures for surgical complications provide information about the problems developed by patients after having certain surgical procedures and how often those patients that were admitted with certain conditions died while they were in the hospital. These surgical complications can often be prevented if hospitals follow procedures based on best practices and scientific evidence.
Measure | Hospital Average | How this Hospital Compares |
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Complications for hip/knee replacement patients | Not Available Measure: Complications for hip/knee replacement patients Sample data was collected between 04/01/2011 and 03/31/2014 | Number of Cases Too Small Percentage of complications for hip/knee replacement patients, some of the complications include: heart attack, infection, pneumonia, serious blood clots, wounds that split open or bleed after surgery, replacement hip/knee joints that don't work, etc. Higher rates of these serious complications might be a sign of lesser quality hospital care. [1] |
Serious complications | 0.81% Measure: Serious complications Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 0.81% A higher percentage of serious but potentially preventable, complications might be a sign of lesser quality hospital care. Hospitals could reduce the chance of serious complications by following safe care practices |
Collapsed lung due to medical treatment | Not Available Measure: Collapsed lung due to medical treatment Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014 | Number of Cases Too Small Cases of collapsed lung that results from medical treatment (Iatrogenic pneumothorax, adult). [1] |
Serious blood clots after surgery | Not Available Measure: Serious blood clots after surgery Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014 | Number of Cases Too Small This measure refers to blood clots, in the lung or a large vein, after surgery (perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate). [1] |
Accidental cuts from medical treatment | Not Available Measure: Accidental cuts from medical treatment Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014 | Number of Cases Too Small This measure refers to accidental cuts and tears from medical treatment (accidental puncture or laceration). [1] |
- [1] The number of cases/patients is too few to report.