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Table 1 ACPS surgical audit indicators

From: Minimally invasive surgery for pedal digital deformity: an audit of complications using national benchmark indicators

 

Clinical indicators

1

Infection (outpatient treatment within 30 days) Forefoot-superficial

2

Infection (outpatient treatment within 30 days) Forefoot- deep

3

Non-union requiring readmission within 9 months

4

Wound breakdown (outpatient within 30 days)

5

Wound breakdown (re-admission within 30 days)

6

Painful internal fixation device (readmission within 30 days)

7

Medical admission (chest pain, diabetes etc. related to podiatric admission within 7 days)

8

Reoccurrence of deformity requiring readmission within 30 days.

9

Over correction (requiring readmission within 30 days)

10

Under correction (requiring readmission within 30 days)

11

DVT (Outpatient treatment within 30 days)

12

DVT (requiring readmission within 30 days)

13

Pulmonary embolus (requiring readmission within 30 days)

14

Complex regional pain syndrome (within 30 days)

15

Other complication within 30 days