Calculating Mortality and Autopsy Statistics

Using the Community Hospital Death Register, compute the following rates. Be sure to
show your computations.
1. Compute the gross autopsy rate for the period.
total inpatient autopsiesa given period
Gross autopsy rate =
total patient deaths for the period
=

11
120

100%

= 9.167%
2. Compute the gross autopsy rate for medical patients. (NOTE: Review the
definitions for medical and surgical patients above, for this assignment)
Gross autopsy rate for medical patients =
total inpatient autopsies for medical patientsthe given period
total patient deaths for medical patients for the period
=

7
92

100%

= 7.61%
3. Compute the gross autopsy rate for surgical patients. (NOTE: Review the
definitions for medical and surgical patients above, for this assignment)
Gross autopsy rate for medical patients =
total inpatient autopsies for surgical patientsthe given period
total patient deaths for surgical patients for the period
=

5
28

100%

= 17.86%
4. Compute the gross autopsy rate for patients who expired within two days of
surgery.
Gross autopsy rate for medical patients =
total inpatient who got autopsiesexpired within 2days of sugery
total patient deaths within 2 days of sugery
=

2
19

100%

= 10.53%

Calculating Length of Stay

5. Compute the percentage of total deaths that were surgical. (NOTE: Review the
definitions for medical and surgical patients above, for this assignment)
Percentage of total deaths that were surgical =
total no .of deaths due

surgery
total no . of deaths duringthe period
28
120

100%

= 23.33%

6. Compute the percentage of total deaths that were medical (NOTE: Review the
definitions for medical and surgical patients above, for this assignment)
total no . of medicaldeaths
Percentage of total deaths that were medical= total no . of deaths duringthe period
92
120

100%

= 76.67%
7. Compute the percentage of surgical deaths in which the patient died within two
days of surgery.
percentage of surgical deaths that occured within2 days

total no . of deaths due

total patient deaths within 2days of sugery

surgery

19
28

100%=67.86%

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