Definitions

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Abdominal hysterectomy (HYST)

ASA Classification

Birthweight

Breast surgery (BRST)

Central line

Central Line-Days

Coronary artery bypass graft with both chest and donor site incisions (CBGB)

Health Care-Associated Infection (HAI)

Herniorrhaphy (HER)

Hip prosthesis (HPRO)

Implant

Infection

Infection Date

Infection: Primary Bloodstream (BSI), Laboratory Confirmed (LCBI), Clinical Sepsis

Infusion

Inpatient

Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and High Risk Nursery (HRN)

Operating Room

Operation Duration

Operative Procedure

Outpatient

Risk Stratification

Specialty Care Area (SCA)

Surgical Site Infection (SSI)

Surveillance

Transfer Rule

Umbilical Catheter

Ventilator

Wound Class