Surgical Quality Improvement

Orthopaedic Surgery Outcomes

Orthopaedic Surgery ACS NSQIP Outcomes

January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) objectively measures and reports risk-adjusted surgical outcomes based on a defined sampling and abstraction methodology. These outcomes data reflect Cleveland Clinic’s overall orthopaedic surgery ACS NSQIP performance benchmarked against 598 participating sites.

Orthopaedic Surgery (598 Sites)NObservedExpected
30 Day Mortality5800.34%0.36%
30 Day Morbidity5803.45%4.02%
Cardiac 5800.34%0.39%
Pneumonia5801.03%0.50%
Unplanned Intubation5800.34%0.26%
Ventilator > 48 Hours5800.17%0.13%
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) / Pulmonary Embolus5802.07%0.98%
Renal Failure5800.86%0.29%
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)5800.52%0.64%
Surgical Site Infection (SSI)5800.86%1.78%
Sepsis5790.35%0.46%
C.diff Colitis5800.17%0.09%
Return to Operating Room (ROR)5800.86%2.37%
Readmission 5805.86%4.64%

American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, 2022.
ACS NSQIP® Semiannual Report July 12, 2022, Chicago: American College of Surgeons.