Establishment—number of patient episodes of healthcare-associated staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection, total episodes N[NNNN]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Patient episodes of healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection |
Synonymous names: | Patient episodes of healthcare-associated SABSI |
METEOR identifier: | 752302 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 09/12/2022 |
Definition: | The total number of patient episodes of healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SABSI) for an establishment occurring during a specified reference period. |
Data Element Concept: | Establishment—number of patient episodes of healthcare-associated staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection |
Value Domain: | Total episodes N[NNNN] |
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Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Total | |
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Data type: | Number | |
Format: | N[NNNN] | |
Maximum character length: | 5 |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Patient episodes of healthcare associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SABSI) may be counted for;
SABSI rates will be calculated for each healthcare facility and jurisdiction as follows: 10,000 x (Numerator ÷ Denominator) Numerator: Patient episodes of Healthcare associated SABSI Denominator: Number of patient days As with all hospital-based infection surveillance, the responsibility for collection, analysis and reporting generally rests with hospital infection control teams. In many states, jurisdictional surveillance units provide support for these activities for at least some hospitals, and relevant manuals and material from such units should be used where appropriate. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care |
Origin: | ACSQHC Healthcare Associated Infection Technical Working Group |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Establishment—number of patient episodes of healthcare associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, total episodes N[NNNN] Health, Superseded 09/12/2022 See also Establishment—number of patient days under infection surveillance monitoring, total days N[N(7)] National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 See also Establishment—number of patient days, total N[N(7)] Health, Standard 01/03/2005 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Surveillance of healthcare associated infection: Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection NBPDS Health, Standard 09/12/2022 Surveillance of healthcare associated infection: Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection NBPDS Health, Recorded 26/04/2024 |