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Heart valve replacement, infection rate

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Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich has the lowest risk-adjusted infection rate for heart valve replacement (0.4% hospital-acquired infections).
One hospital shows significantly worse results for heart valve replacement (i.e. higher infection rates). The highest infection rate observed in a hospital for heart valve replacement is 4.3%.

Related key figures: Heart Valves Mortality -- Patient Number -- Patient Number Minimally Invasive

Best hospitals for heart valve replacement, infection rate

#1: Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich
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0,4%
#2: Universitätsspital Basel (USB)
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2,1%
#3: Inselspital Bern (Teil der Insel Gruppe)
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4,2%
#4: Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ)
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4,3%

Profile of the key figure heart valve replacement, infection rate

About the indicator «Infection rates»

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).

There are patient-ratings about this topic

Ratings from patients about this topic:

 verified rating about the Herz-­Neuro­-Zentrum Bodensee, Münsterlingen
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on September 10 I got a biological heart valve - surgery went well, had no pain afterwards and good care. 19 years after that I now need to have second surgery. I'm 46 and have again decided to go to Bodensee clinic 
transl. from german, date of rating: 22.08.2020


The data on this page was last updated on December 3, 2024.