Question

Using the data reported below for the past year, perform the calculations requested below for questions 1 through 10.

               

Community Hospital Mortality Report Annual Statistics
Discharges (includes deaths)			Deaths
Total adults and children	13,954		Total adults and children	48
Total newborns	1,965		Total newborns	2
The following are included in the discharges:			The following are included in the deaths:
OB delivered	1,971		Within 10 days postop	3
OB aborted	120		< 48 hours after admission	14
OB undelivered, prepartum	27		≥ 48 hours after admission	34
OB undelivered, postpartum	23		Anesthetic death	1
The following are included in the discharges:			Obstetric deaths:
Medicine service discharges	7,678		Undelivered, prepartum	1
Surgery service discharges	4,165		Aborted	1
Patients discharged with a primary diagnosis of cancer	565		Medicine service deaths	41
			Surgery service deaths	5
			Cancer deaths	53
		Fetal deaths:
			Early	5
			Intermediate	4
			Late	3
Admissions
Total adults and children	14,023		Total patients operated on	4,165
Total live births	1,964		Total anesthetics administered	4,165

6. What is the newborn death rate?

a. 0.01%

b. 0.10%

c. 1.01%

d. 10.17%

7. What is the fetal death rate?

a. 0.03%

b. 0.04%

c. 0.36%

d. 3.55%

8. What is the death rate for the medicine service?

a. 0.05%

b. 0.53%

c. 5.33%

d. 5.34%

9. What is the death rate for the surgery service?

a. 0.12%

b. 1.20%

c. 12.00%

d. 12.04%

10. What is the cancer death rate?

a. 0.01%

b. 0.09%

c. 9.30%

d. 9.38%

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