ssiexh26.htm

Exhibit 26. Number of SSIs per procedure and data site

Surgery Procedure
Year and Data Site	AP	CA	HE	TH	TK	Total
2007
DH			1	2	3	6
IH					9	9
VA		0	0	0	0	0
Vail			0	1	0	1
2008
DH			3	0	3	8
IH	14	17	22	19	36	108
VA		3	2	2	0	7
Vail			0	0	0	0
2009
DH			3	2	1	6
IH	15	15	7	16	29	82
VA		0	1	0	1	2
Vail			2	0	2	4
Total
DH			7	4	7	18
IH	29	32	29	35	65	190
VA		3	3	2	1	9
Vail			2	1	2	5
All Sites	29	35	41	42	75	222

DH = Denver Health; IH = Intermountain Healthcare; VA =Salt Lake City VA Vail = Vail Valley Medical Center; AP = Appendectomy; CA = CABG; HE = Herniorrhaphy; TH = Total Hip Arthroplasty; TK = Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Current as of December 2012

Internet Citation: ssiexh26.htm. December 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh26.html