In-hospital sepsis rate

Table

Unit Rate per 1,000 hospital discharges

Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Province
New Brunswick
3.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
4.6
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon
4.0
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité
5.5
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
2.3
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
2.4
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
4.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
6.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
3.8
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
6.2
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator calculates the risk-adjusted rate of in-hospital sepsis per 1,000 discharges.

Source

Canadian Institute for Health Information, Discharge Abstract Database

Calculations

Data source: Canadian Institute for Health Information (https://www.cihi.ca/en/indicators/in-hospital-sepsis).

Indicators calculated by the NBHC.

Unit

Rate per 1,000 hospital discharges

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

CIHI-YHSD-004

Dimension of Quality

Safety

Geographic Assignment

Place of Service

Charts