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Surgical site infection data

 

Surgery cancelled

 

 

Unplanned return to theatre

 

 

Unplanned readmission within 31 days for the same or related condition

 

 
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) following surgery  

 

Surgery cancelled

A total of 44 surgical cases were cancelled at the Clinic in 2007. This represents just 0.56% of the year’s surgical discharges.

 

Surgery may be cancelled if the patient has a high temperature or a cold when he/she is admitted to hospital. Another explanation for a cancellation may be due to our stringent risk assessment procedures which screen patients prior to admission. If a patient is not deemed fit for surgery, the procedure may be cancelled or postponed whilst the appropriate treatment is given.

 

Unplanned return to theatre

In 2007, 15 patients were required to return to theatre for an unplanned procedure following their initial surgery. This accounts for 0.19% of the total number of surgical discharges in 2007.

 

The reason the Clinic has such favourable statistics in this area is largely down to our stringent risk assessments that we have developed to determine whether a patient is considered at ‘high risk’ prior to surgery. The series of tests carried out enables us to asses a patient’s operative risk so that appropriate treatment can be carried out before admission and/or after surgery, helping to minimise their operative risk. Such innovative techniques for screening our patients help to ensure that we keep the number of unplanned returns to theatre as low as possible.

 

Unplanned readmission within 31 days for the same or related condition

In 2007, only 1.07% of patients were re-admitted to the hospital within 31 days of being discharged.

 

Due to our specialist clinical teams, support services and our considerable investment in medical and surgical technology, consultants are able to undertake highly complex procedures at the Clinic, in addition to routine surgery and medicine. Patients undergoing such procedures often have an increased risk of re-admission. Despite the complexity of our many of our procedures, The London Clinic continues to have a very low rate of unplanned re-admission.

 

 

Thrombosis risk assessment

 

 

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX)

 

 

 

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) following surgery

In 2007, there was only one case of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) following surgery at the Clinic and one case of post operative pulmonary embolism (PE).

 

The London Clinic is the first private hospital to introduce a comprehensive thrombosis risk assessment programme for patients.

 

Patients admitted to our hospital undergo a standard risk assessment upon admission for a potential thrombosis. This assessment provides the patient and admitting consultant with an understanding of the individual's risk of developing DVT and PE complications. Such an assessment helps the admitting consultant plan the best approach to preventing these complications.

 

Thrombosis service