Measure Code: IQI 09

Clinical Title: Pancreatic Resection Mortality Rate

How often patients die in the hospital during or after pancreas surgery

How often patients died in the hospital after an operation to remove part of their pancreas (a digestive organ).

• Tier 1
• A lower score is better.
• The rate takes into account how sick patients were before they went to the hospital (it is risk-adjusted).
• Ratings include a significance test that makes us more confident the hospital rating is accurate.
• This measure is endorsed by the National Quality Forum, an independent organization that sets standards for health care quality measurement.