Hysterectomy (removal of the uterus), infection rate
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Meaningful risk-adjusted infection rates for hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) are currently available from 13 Swiss hospitals for the current period. A total of 2,042 patients were followed in these hospitals. The average hospital infection rate for hysterectomy is 3.7%.
Kantonsspital Graubünden, Chur has the lowest risk-adjusted infection rate for hysterectomy (0.0% hospital-acquired infections). The following 3 hospitals / clinics have significantly better results (i.e. lower infection rates) for hysterectomy:
One hospital shows significantly worse results for hysterectomy (i.e. higher infection rates). The
Inselspital Bern (Teil der Insel Gruppe) has even highly significantly worse results for hysterectomy. The highest infection rate observed in a hospital for hysterectomy is 7.3%.
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).
I definitely don't recommend the gynecological clinic. You feel like a guinea pig. I wonder if this operation was really necessary or if I was pushed through it for financial gain? My friend's daughter gave birth there and also reports how bad the young senior doctors are!
About the surgery:
uterine surgery
transl. from german, date of rating: 14.01.2025
The data on this page was last updated on December 3, 2024.
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