Surgical Quality Improvement

Total Hip Arthroplasty Outcomes

Total Hip Arthroplasty ACS NSQIP Outcomes

January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022

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 total hip arthroplasty ACS NSQIP performance benchmarked against 491 participating sites.

Total Hip Arthroplasty (491 sites)NObservedExpected
30 Day Mortality3420.58%0.61%
30 Day Morbidity3423.51%4.65%
Cardiac3420.88%0.61%
Pneumonia3420.29%0.49%
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) / Pulmonary Embolus3421.46%0.62%
Renal Failure3420.58%0.46%
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)3420.29%0.88%
Surgical Site Infection (SSI)3421.17%1.77%
Sepsis3411.17%0.55%
C.diff Colitis3420.00%0.11%
Unplanned Reoperation3421.75%3.26%
Unplanned Readmission3426.43%5.82%

American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, 2023.
ACS NSQIP® Semiannual Report July 3, 2023, Chicago: American College of Surgeons.