COMPLICATIONS AT MUSC MEDICAL CENTER
Acute Care Hospital in Charleston, SC 29425
Complications
MUSC MEDICAL CENTER
169 Ashley Ave Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: (843) 792-2300
The complication measures at Musc Medical Center 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 | 4.0% Measure: Complications for hip/knee replacement patients Sample data was collected between 04/01/2011 and 03/31/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 3.1% 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. |
Serious complications | 1.13% Measure: Serious complications Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014 | Worse 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 |
Deaths with Serious Complications after Surgery | 116.66 per 1,000 patient discharges Measure: Deaths with Serious Complications after Surgery Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 117.75 per 1,000 Patient Discharges This measure covers surgical patients who died after developing serious complications that could have been treated. Although some deaths may be inevitable, hospitals with trained staff and properly organized identify life threatening complications quickly and treat them aggressively. Higher death rates might be a sign that patients were not watched properly after surgery or that an effective action wasn’t taken. |
Collapsed lung due to medical treatment | 0.35% Measure: Collapsed lung due to medical treatment Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 0.39% Cases of collapsed lung that results from medical treatment (Iatrogenic pneumothorax, adult). |
Serious blood clots after surgery | 5.57% Measure: Serious blood clots after surgery Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014 | Worse than the National Rate of 4.35% This measure refers to blood clots, in the lung or a large vein, after surgery (perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate). |
Wound that opens after surgery | 1.67% Measure: Wound that opens after surgery Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014 | No different than the National Rate of 1.70% This measure refers to a wound that splits open on the abdomen or pelvis after surgery (postoperative wound dehiscence). |
Accidental cuts from medical treatment | 2.97% Measure: Accidental cuts from medical treatment Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014 | Worse than the National Rate of 1.81% This measure refers to accidental cuts and tears from medical treatment (accidental puncture or laceration). |
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 |
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Bloodstream Infections | 0.581 Measure: Bloodstream Infections Sample data was collected between 01/01/2015 and 03/31/2015 | No Different than National Benchmark of 1 Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards A lower number is better better. A score of ZERO in CLABSIs is best. |
Bloodstream Infections in ICU Only | 0.421 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 A lower number is better better. A score of ZERO in CLABSIs is best. |
Catheter Urinary Tract Infections | 0.541 Measure: Catheter Urinary Tract Infections Sample data was collected between 01/01/2015 and 03/31/2015 | No Different than National Benchmark of 1 Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards A lower number is better better. A score of ZERO in CAUTIs is best. |
Catheter Urinary Tract Infections in ICU Only | 1.280 Measure: Catheter Urinary Tract Infections in ICU Only Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | No Different than National Benchmark of 1 Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) in ICUs only A lower number is better better. A score of ZERO in CAUTIs is best. |
Infection from Colon Surgery | 1.238 Measure: Infection from Colon Surgery Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | No Different than National Benchmark of 1 Surgical Site Infection from colon surgery (SSI: Colon) A lower number is better better. A score of ZERO in SSIs is best. |
Infection from Hysterectomy | 1.733 Measure: Infection from Hysterectomy Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | No Different than National Benchmark of 1 Surgical Site Infection from abdominal hysterectomy (SSI: Hysterectomy) A lower number is better better. A score of ZERO in SSIs is best. |
MRSA Infections | 0.735 Measure: MRSA Infections Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | No Different than National Benchmark of 1 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Blood Laboratory-identified Events (Bloodstream infections) A lower number is better better. A score of ZERO in MRSA is best. |
Intestinal infections | 0.732 Measure: Intestinal infections Sample data was collected between 04/01/2014 and 03/31/2015 | Better than the National Benchmark of 1 Clostridium difficile (C.diff.) Laboratory-identified Events (Intestinal infections) A lower number is better better. A score of zero is best. |