NTASM 2019-2024 SNAPSHOT Analysis and audit numbers
392
Reported cases meeting NTASM criteria
This summary reports on cases from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2024.
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Note: Submission of incomplete data means denominators throughout this report occasionally differ.
Infections
12.5%
82.9%
Excluded terminal care cases (49/392)
64.8%
Completed cases (325/392)
Audit feedback downloaded by surgeons since July 2022
(81/125)
Risk profile
40.7%
Patients with clinically significant infection (131/322)
54.6%
45.4%
Patients with clinically significant infection – before admission (71/130)
Patients with clinically significant infection – during admission (59/130)
52.5%
Pneumonia - during admission (31/59)
25.4%
Intra-abdominal sepsis - during admission (15/59)
10.2%
Septicaemia - during admission (6/59)
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander patients
67
Overall median age (years) (IQR 53-78)
57.8%
42.2%
Male (188/325)
92.0%
Female (137/325)
Emergency (299/325)
8.0%
Elective (26/325)
55
89.1%
Median age (years) (IQR 47–66)
87.4%
66.3%
Comorbidities present (284/325)
Cardiovascular disease (187/282)
81.1%
DVT prophylaxis use (262/323)
Comorbidities (106/119)
82.4%
Patients who had surgery (98/119)
42.4% (50/118)
before admission:
28.0% (33/118)
66.5%
CCU use (216/325)
Patients with clinically significant infection:
13.4%
Patients with one or more clinical management issues (16/119)
Peer-review outcomes
Operations
15.4%
81.5%
Patients who had an operation (265/325)
59.0%
Operations performed by consultant surgeon (256/434)
18.9%
Unplanned returns to theatre (50/265)
19.1%
Postoperative complications (50/262)
Patients with one or more clinical management issue (50/325)
72
Number of clinical management issues (in 50 patients)
3.1%
Adverse events (10/325)
1.5%
Adverse events that caused death (5/325)
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0.3%
Definitely preventable adverse events that caused death (1/325)