The proportion of living organ donors who were urgently readmitted to a hospital within 30 days of discharge from the hospital
Lower rates are desirable.
Data availability:
to (calendar years)
Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
National
Calculation
Rate = Number of living organ donors readmitted within 30 days of discharge after the living donation surgery hospitalization ÷ Number of hospitalizations for liver or kidney living organ donation
Unit of analysis: Hospitalization
Denominator
Number of hospitalizations for liver or kidney living organ donation during a calendar year
Numerator
Number of living organ donors readmitted within 30 days of discharge after the living donation surgery hospitalization
Comments
Future reporting will use data from the new Canadian Organ Donation and Transplantation Data System (CanODT) once it is available.