Here are 20 statistics on Orthopedic Surgery Center of Orange County’s outcomes in comparison to national data.
Patient safety
OSCOC
• Cardiac and/or respiratory arrest: 0 percent
• Hemorrhage/excessive bleeding: 0 percent
• Medication error: 0 percent
• Post-surgical wound infection: 0.2 percent
• Other complications: 0.2 percent
• Hospital transfer: 0.1 percent
• Return to surgery within 48 hours: 0 percent
• Wrong site surgery: 0 percent
National
• Cardiac and/or respiratory arrest: 0.13 percent
• Hemorrhage/excessive bleeding: 0.1 percent
• Medication error: 0.7 percent
• Post-surgical wound infection: 1.43 percent
• Other complications: 3.15 percent
• Hospital transfer: 1.48 percent
• Return to surgery within 48 hours: 0.2 percent
• Wrong site surgery: 0 percent
Post-operative infections
• OSCOC: 0.2 percent
• National: 1.43 percent
Prophylactic IV antibiotic administration (on-time per ASC SCIP Protocol)
• OSCOC: 99 percent
• National: 92 percent
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