Measure | QI project KPI measures | Definition | Benchmark % |
Outcome | ICSI Implantation rate 25 case average (combined cleavage and blastocyst embryos) | Number of fetal hearts/total number of embryos transferred | >25% |
Process | ICSI damage rate | Number of degenerated eggs/number of metaphase II (MII) mature eggs injected | <10% |
Process | ICSI normal fertilisation rate | Number of eggs with 2PN and 2PB/number of MII eggs injected | >65% |
Balancing | Proportion of MII oocytes at ICSI | Number of MII eggs at ICSI/number of eggs collected for ICSI | 75%–90% |
Balancing | Average number of eggs collected for ICSI cases | Average number of eggs collected for ICSI | n/a |
Balancing | Average maternal age ICSI cases | Average maternal age of ICSI patients | n/a |
ICSI, intracytoplasmic sperm injection; KPI, key performance indicator; QI, quality improvement.