COMPLICATIONS AT SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY

Acute Care Hospital in Nashville, TN 37203

Complications

SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALTY SURGERY
2011 Murphy Avenue Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: (615) 515-8200

The complication measures at Saint Thomas Hospital For Specialty Surgery 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.

MeasureHospital AverageHow this Hospital Compares
Serious complications0.72% 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

Deaths with Serious Complications after SurgeryNot Available Measure: Deaths with Serious Complications after Surgery
Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014
Number of Cases Too Small

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. [1]

Collapsed lung due to medical treatment0.38% 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 surgery2.96% Measure: Serious blood clots after surgery
Sample data was collected between 07/01/2012 and 06/30/2014
No different 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).

Accidental cuts from medical treatmentNot 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]

Footnotes:
  • [1] The number of cases/patients is too few to report.