AHRQ Quality Indicators 101: Slide Presentation

Patient Safety Indicators (cont.)

• Postoperative respiratory failure
• Postoperative sepsis
• Postoperative wound dehiscence*
• Technical difficulty with procedure*
• Transfusion reaction*
• Birth trauma—injury to neonate
• Obstetric (OB) trauma—cesarean delivery (w/ and w/o 3rd degree lacerations)
• OB trauma—vaginal delivery with instrument (w/ and w/o 3rd degree lacerations)
• OB trauma—vaginal delivery without instrument (w/ and w/o 3rd degree lacerations)

Note: The indicators marked with * are also provided as area-level indicators.