Hospital deaths following major surgery

Table

Unit Rate per 100 admissions

Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Province
New Brunswick
1.9
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
2.0
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon
1.9
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité
2.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
1.5
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
2.7
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
3.1
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
S
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
2.3
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
1.8
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator measures the rate of in-hospital deaths due to all causes occurring within 30 days of major surgery.

Source

Canadian Institute for Health Information, Discharge Abstract Database

Calculations

Data source: Canadian Institute for Health Information (https://www.cihi.ca/en/indicators/hospital-deaths-following-major-surgery).

Indicators calculated by the NBHC.

Unit

Rate per 100 admissions

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

CIHI-YHSD-005

Dimension of Quality

Appriopriateness
Effectiveness
Safety

Geographic Assignment

Place of Service

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