Quality-indicators of hospitals and clinics in Switzerland:
Rectum surgery, infection rate
For rectum surgery, meaningful, risk-adjusted infection rates are currently available for 5 Swiss hospitals. 116 patients were monitored in these hospitals. The average hospital infection rate in rectum surgery was 17.3%; the highest infection rate observed in a clinic was 35.3%. The lowest risk-adjusted infection rate in rectum surgery was measured in the St. Claraspital, Basel (5% hospital infection cases).
Measured as the ratio of expected and observed numbers of infections after certain types of surgery.
Strengths:
Infections are risky and associated with more distress. A low infection rate is an indicator of good hygiene and a high quality treatment process. The infection rates are risk adjusted by Swissnoso using three additional measurements. This elaborate form of risk adjustment fulfills high scientific standards.
Limits:
Unfortunately, infection rates are not available for all interventions. It is not sure that results are transferable to similar interventions. Also, infection rates are only meaningful when a sufficient number of cases is reached. Especially with interventions with a low risk of infections the needed number of cases is very high and is only reached by large hospitals. For small hospitals it is often not possible to give a meaningful statement (while small case numbers are per se unfavorable, especially with complex interventions).
Alltogether I've spent a few weeks in this hospital during the last 22 years. My experience is consistently positive. Information, surgery, or examinations, I was always looked after in a competent and friendly manner
About the surgery:
Already four times I was implanted a defibrillator. The OP's always went easy. I was also fully happy with the rectum-surgery. Simply SUPER!
transl. from german, date of rating: 14.09.2019
The data on this page was last updated on October 24, 2022.
