NJR Surgeon and Hospital Profile

Surgeon: Nicola Catherine Blucher

GMC: 7021014
SURGEON PROFILE
Surgeon
HOSPITALS IN WHICH THE SURGEON HAS ACTIVITY RECORDED IN NJR
12-MONTH PRACTICE PROFILE (1 YEAR)
Data for 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023
Operation Type Operation SubcategoryProcedures Recorded for this SurgeonNational Average
Hip Primary-Fewer Than 561
Knee PrimaryTotal knee replacementFewer Than 556
           Total-0+117
Time from first procedure submitted to the NJR as Consultant in Charge0-6 months
36-MONTH PRACTICE PROFILE (3 YEAR)
Data for 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2023
Operation Type Operation SubcategoryProcedures Recorded for this SurgeonNational Average
Hip Primary-Fewer Than 5124
Knee PrimaryTotal knee replacementFewer Than 5115
           Total-0+239
Time from first procedure submitted to the NJR as Consultant in Charge0-6 months
HIPS
USE OF ODEP RATED IMPLANTS About ODEP
Data for 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023
No Implant Not ODEP rated ODEP rated
Implant typeNo. of primary procedures using an ODEP rated implantNo. of primary procedures using non ODEP rated implantNo. of primary procedures submitted without any implant details% of procedures using an ODEP rated implant
Hip StemFewer Than 500100%
Hip CupFewer Than 500100%
 
KNEES
KNEES - 90-DAY MORTALITY
Data for May 2018 to May 2023 Surgeon risk adjusted 90-day mortality

What does this mean?

This shows 90-day mortality following knee surgery for this surgeon, based on the type of patients this surgeon has seen.

The surgeon you are reviewing is highlighted as an orange triangle. Progression along the horizontal axis (x axis) means that the surgeon has done more cases and/or cases at a higher mortality risk such as older patients. Progression along the vertical axis (y axis) means the surgeon has had more deaths.

The vertical axis figures are presented as a standardised mortality ratio. This means the values do not represent percentages of patients who have died, but they represent the proportion of deaths compared to the national average. The data is also risk adjusted to take account of the fact that different surgeons may operate on more higher-risk or lower-risk patients e.g. because of demographics in the patient population they work with.

  • Surgeons on the central (green) horizontal line (at national average ratio figure of 1) have had exactly the average expected mortality
  • Surgeons either side of the central green line but below the upper red line have had a level of mortality that is within the expected range
  • Any surgeons that appear above the top red line which represents a Control limit (99.8%) have a mortality rate that is higher than expected.

The overall 90-day mortality rate following primary knee replacement surgery is approximately 0.21%.

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