Postoperative Pulmonary Embolism or Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

An embolism is an obstruction in the flow of blood in a vessel, and pulmonary refers to the lungs. Therefore, a pulmonary embolism is a blood clot in an artery of the lungs. It is usually produced by foreign matter in the bloodstream, most often a blood clot originating in a vein of the leg or pelvis. It may occur after an operation or confinement to bed. Pulmonary embolism is one of the most common causes of death in hospitalized people who must remain in bed for a long time.

Deep vein thrombosis is a condition marked by the formation of a blood clot (thrombus) within a deep vein, usually in the leg or pelvis. These clots may then travel through blood vessels and then cause an obstruction in blood flow to a body organ. For example, when the blood flow to the heart is interrupted, a heart attack may occur.

This patient safety indicator is intended to identify deep blood clots in the lungs or legs following surgery. The indicator is used to reveal complications of surgery or other invasive procedures. Hospitals displaying a lower than expected, or as expected rate on this measure likely have employed effective techniques for prevention of this complication. Patients who have these conditions upon admission to a hospital are excluded from the counts, since the indicator seeks to find these blood clots when they occur after surgery in a hospital

 

State total cases at risk: 162,059
State risk-adjusted occurrence rate: 0.958%
National rate: 1.070% (*)

There are 107 hospitals in this table.

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For technical information on the relationship between the indicator and quality of health care services, go to the AHRQ detailed evidence on Postoperative Pulmonary Embolism or Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): HTML or DOC. NOTE Graph below is reported in percentages (i.e., rate per 100).
 
 =  Better than state average
 =  At the state average
 =  Worse than state average
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 State Avg.
 Adams          
  Othello          
Othello Community Hospital(50 : 0.000% , 3.483%)(0.000%)
 Asotin          
  Clarkston          
Tri-State Memorial Hospital(814 : 0.000% , 0.911%)(0.302%)
Tri-State Memorial Hospital(12 : )
 Benton          
  Kennewick          
Kennewick General Hospital(946 : 0.000% , 1.281%)(0.562%)
  Prosser          
Prosser Memorial Hospital(74 : 0.000% , 3.900%)(1.530%)
  Richland          
Kadlec Medical Center(2705 : 0.776% , 1.576%)(1.176%)
Kadlec Medical Center(<5 : )
 Chelan          
  Chelan          
Lake Chelan Community Hospital(46 : 0.000% , 3.755%)(0.000%)
  Wenatchee          
Central Washington Hospital(3451 : 0.161% , 0.783%)(0.472%)
Wenatchee Valley Hospital(929 : 0.000% , 0.953%)(0.000%)
 Clallam          
  Forks          
Forks Community Hospital(18 : )
  Port Angeles          
Olympic Medical Center(1090 : 0.065% , 1.229%)(0.647%)
 Clark          
  Vancouver          
Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital(1415 : 0.405% , 1.482%)(0.943%)
Southwest Washington Medical Center(5925 : 0.483% , 0.958%)(0.720%)
Southwest Washington Medical Center(<5 : )
Southwest Washington Medical Center(<5 : )
 Cowlitz          
  Longview          
PeaceHealth Saint John Medical Center(2049 : 0.396% , 1.206%)(0.801%)
 Franklin          
  Pasco          
Lourdes Medical Center(633 : 0.000% , 1.178%)(0.441%)
Lourdes Medical Center(5 : )
 Grant          
  Grand Coulee          
Coulee Community Hospital(7 : )
  Moses Lake          
Samaritan Hospital(612 : 0.000% , 1.085%)(0.319%)
 Grays Harbor          
  Aberdeen          
Grays Harbor Community Hospital(761 : 0.000% , 1.044%)(0.370%)
 Island          
  Coupeville          
Whidbey General Hospital(359 : 0.000% , 1.245%)(0.263%)
 Jefferson          
  Port Townsend          
Jefferson Hospital(366 : 0.454% , 2.564%)(1.509%)
 King          
  Auburn          
Auburn Regional Medical Center(1514 : 0.449% , 1.447%)(0.948%)
Auburn Regional Medical Center(<5 : )
  Bellevue          
Overlake Hospital Medical Center(6186 : 0.627% , 1.143%)(0.885%)
  Burien          
Highline Community Hospital(1889 : 0.148% , 1.038%)(0.593%)
Highline Community Hospital(<5 : )
  Enumclaw          
Enumclaw Community Hospital(227 : 0.000% , 1.350%)(0.000%)
  Federal Way          
Saint Francis Hospital(1719 : 0.728% , 1.732%)(1.230%)
  Kirkland          
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center(3740 : 1.065% , 1.736%)(1.400%)
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center(<5 : )
  Redmond          
Group Health Eastside Hospital(2013 : 0.050% , 0.877%)(0.463%)
  Renton          
Valley Medical Center(4543 : 0.688% , 1.301%)(0.994%)
  Seattle          
Childrens Hospital & Regional Medical Cente..(166 : 0.000% , 2.637%)(0.855%)
Harborview Medical Center(6935 : 1.945% , 2.355%)(2.150%)
Harborview Medical Center(6 : )
Harborview Medical Center(20 : )
Kindred Hospital Seattle(<5 : )
Northwest Hospital(3062 : 0.760% , 1.438%)(1.099%)
Northwest Hospital(12 : )
Northwest Hospital(<5 : )
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance(143 : 0.598% , 3.271%)(1.934%)
Swedish Medical Center(9844 : 0.430% , 0.811%)(0.621%)
Swedish Providence Medical Center(3684 : 1.332% , 1.926%)(1.629%)
Swedish Providence Medical Center(<5 : )
University Of Washington Medical Center(7100 : 1.565% , 1.985%)(1.775%)
University Of Washington Medical Center(7 : )
Virginia Mason Medical Center(8769 : 0.694% , 1.084%)(0.889%)
Virginia Mason Medical Center(11 : )
  Snoqualmie          
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital(7 : )
  Tukwila          
Regional Hospital for Respiratory & Complex..(15 : )
 Kitsap          
  Bremerton          
Harrison Memorial Hospital(5426 : 0.552% , 1.074%)(0.813%)
 Kittitas          
  Ellensburg          
Kittitas Valley Hospital(212 : 0.000% , 2.023%)(0.571%)
 Klickitat          
  Goldendale          
Klickitat Valley Hospital(5 : )
  White Salmon          
Skyline Hospital(47 : 0.000% , 3.415%)(0.000%)
 Lewis          
  Centralia          
Providence Centralia Hospital(1072 : 0.000% , 0.953%)(0.323%)
  Morton          
Morton General Hospital(37 : 0.247% , 8.145%)(4.196%)
 Lincoln          
  Davenport          
Lincoln Hospital(34 : 0.000% , 3.785%)(0.000%)
 Mason          
  Shelton          
Mason General Hospital(279 : 0.000% , 2.270%)(1.104%)
 Okanogan          
  Brewster          
Okanogan-Douglas Hospital(115 : 0.000% , 2.886%)(1.323%)
  Omak          
Mid-Valley Hospital(350 : 0.000% , 1.231%)(0.000%)
  Tonasket          
North Valley Hospital(<5 : )
 Pacific          
  Ilwaco          
Ocean Beach Hospital(90 : 0.000% , 1.469%)(0.000%)
  South Bend          
Willapa Harbor Hospital(13 : )
 Pend Oreille          
  Newport          
Newport Community Hospital(36 : 0.000% , 4.483%)(0.000%)
Newport Community Hospital(<5 : )
 Pierce          
  Puyallup          
Good Samaritan Hospital(3071 : 0.425% , 1.091%)(0.758%)
Good Samaritan Hospital(<5 : )
  Tacoma          
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital & Health Ce..(7 : )
Saint Clare Hospital(1580 : 2.085% , 2.986%)(2.536%)
Saint Joseph Medical Center(6120 : 1.096% , 1.556%)(1.326%)
Saint Joseph Medical Center(6 : )
Tacoma General Hospital(5692 : 0.789% , 1.320%)(1.054%)
 Skagit          
  Anacortes          
Island Hospital(840 : 0.000% , 0.975%)(0.334%)
  Mt Vernon          
Skagit Valley Hospital(1986 : 0.077% , 0.944%)(0.510%)
Skagit Valley Hospital(<5 : )
  Sedro Wolley          
United General Hospital(131 : 0.000% , 1.744%)(0.000%)
 Snohomish          
  Arlington          
Cascade Valley Hospital(346 : 0.000% , 1.024%)(0.000%)
  Edmonds          
Stevens Healthcare(1914 : 0.366% , 1.217%)(0.792%)
Stevens Healthcare(<5 : )
  Everett          
Providence Everett Medical Center(7166 : 0.621% , 1.072%)(0.846%)
Providence Everett Medical Center(<5 : )
  Monroe          
Valley General Hospital(551 : 0.000% , 1.583%)(0.672%)
 Spokane          
  Spokane          
Deaconess Medical Center(4807 : 0.545% , 1.070%)(0.807%)
Holy Family Hospital(2943 : 0.264% , 0.922%)(0.593%)
Sacred Heart Medical Center(11458 : 0.739% , 1.106%)(0.923%)
Sacred Heart Medical Center(7 : )
Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute(<5 : )
Valley Hospital and Medical Center(1078 : 0.076% , 1.264%)(0.670%)
 Stevens          
  Chewelah          
Saint Joseph's Hospital(29 : )
  Colville          
Mount Carmel Hospital(172 : 0.527% , 3.784%)(2.155%)
 Thurston          
  Olympia          
Capital Medical Center(1551 : 0.000% , 1.012%)(0.499%)
Providence Saint Peter Hospital(5811 : 0.251% , 0.757%)(0.504%)
Providence Saint Peter Hospital(5 : )
 Walla Walla          
  Walla Walla          
Saint Mary Medical Center(1272 : 0.000% , 0.799%)(0.248%)
Walla Walla General Hospital(531 : 0.339% , 2.057%)(1.198%)
 Whatcom          
  Bellingham          
Saint Joseph Hospital(5399 : 0.468% , 1.021%)(0.744%)
 Whitman          
  Colfax          
Whitman Hospital & Medical Center(189 : 0.000% , 1.847%)(0.498%)
Whitman Hospital & Medical Center(<5 : )
  Pullman          
Pullman Regional Hospital(470 : 0.000% , 1.688%)(0.617%)
 Yakima          
  Sunnyside          
Sunnyside Community Hospital(162 : 0.000% , 1.490%)(0.000%)
  Toppenish          
Toppenish Community Hospital(157 : 0.000% , 1.933%)(0.000%)
  Yakima          
Yakima Regional Medical & Heart Center(2182 : 0.059% , 0.898%)(0.478%)
Yakima Regional Medical & Heart Center(<5 : )
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital(2794 : 0.000% , 0.605%)(0.229%)


*Source of national rates: National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports (NHQRDR) - 2005 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 3.1.
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