Table 3

Outcome clinical quality indicators

RankIndicatorDefinition
1Mortality from trauma% of patients with trauma-related chief complaint who die within 24 hours of EU presentation
Numerator: # of deaths from trauma within 24 hours of EU presentation
Denominator: # of patients with trauma-related chief complaints
2Mortality from lower respiratory tract infection (adult)% of adult patients with diagnosis of LRTI who die within 24 hours of EU presentation
Numerator: # of adult patients who die from LRTI within 24 hours of EU presentation
Denominator: # of adult patients who have a diagnosis of LRTI
3Mortality from lower respiratory tract infection (child)% of patients <5 years with diagnosis of LRTI who die within 24 hours of EU presentation
Numerator: # of patients <5 years who die from LRTI within 24 hours of EU presentation
Denominator: # of patients <5 years who have a diagnosis of LRTI
4Mortality from asthma% of patients with diagnosis of asthma who die within 24 hours of EU presentation
Numerator: # of patients who die from asthma within 24 hours of EU presentation
Denominator: # of patients who have a diagnosis of asthma
5Left without being seen% of patients registered in the EU who left without being seen by a provider
Numerator: # of patients registered in the EU who left without being seen by a provider
Denominator: # of patients registered in the EU
  • EU, emergency unit; LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection.