Death.xlsx
H Hospital identifier
L Location of the hospital
y Year (most recent year in the SQLape_input.txt file, with at least 10% of records)
n Number of hospital stays
qPD Data quality (warning if all requirements are not met)
cPDNumber of deaths (DischargeDecision=5)
ePDNumber of eligible stays
PD1Observed premature death rate
PD0Expected rate (see prediction models for more details)
PD0minMinimal expected rate (see prediction models for more details)
PD0maxMaximal expected rate (see prediction models for more details)
RPDRate ratio (PD 1 /PD 0 )
PD0CHSwiss rate in all Swiss hospitals from 2014-2016 satisfying data quality requirement
PD1aAdjusted rate (rate ratio * benchmark average)
vPDResults
A : low rate (LS1 < LS0min )
B : in the standard (LS0min < LS1 < LS0max )
C : high rate (LS1 > LS0max )
These results are given globally in “Death” Excel tab. They are given in separate Excel files for each site of the hospital, split according to the age class of patients (0-45, 46-65, 66-75, 76-85, 85+).