Table 5.
Summary of physicians’ perceptions of national hospital quality measures for SSI, in terms of feasibility and need
| Questions | Feasibility | Need | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conversion value | Interpretation | Conversion value | Interpretation | |
| Is increasing the percentage of indicators related to patient safety? | 64.2 | Moderate | 2.13 | Partially agree/Partially disagree |
| Is increasing the percentage of outcome indicators in the “Assessment of prophylactic use of antibiotics for surgery”? | 59.6 | Moderate | 2.07 | Partially agree/Partially disagree |
| Do you accept that the severity is adjusted among SSI indicators so as to increase the possibility of comparison? | 56.6 | Moderate | 2.33 | Partially agree/Partially disagree |
| Can SSI indicators be developed based on the SSI items used in existing assessment checklists? | 56.6 | Moderate | 2.20 | Partially agree/Partially disagree |
| Can a checklist be developed to help patients voluntarily report SSI after discharge? | 56.6 | Moderate | 2.40 | Partially agree/Partially disagree |
| Can SSI incidence data be obtained by linking with the KONIS SSI monitoring system? | 61.1 | Moderate | 2.20 | Partially agree/Partially disagree |
| Can the SSI readmission rate be accepted if the severity is adjusted to increase the possibility of comparison among hospitals? | 71.7 | High | 1.93 | Agree |
| Should SSI readmission rate be developed by excluding relatively mild SSI (outpatient treatment) and focusing on serious adverse events requiring hospitalization? | 64.2 | Moderate | 1.93 | Agree |
| Should SSI readmission rates be accurately surveyed to check only cases involving readmission to the same hospital? | 61.0 | Moderate | 1.93 | Agree |
| Are indicators such as SSI prevention education, operating room environment, surgery preparation process, and standard prevention guidelines, more useful? | 65.7 | Moderate | 1.93 | Agree |
Note. SSI Surgical Site Infection, KONIS Korea Nosocomial Infections Surveillance