Surgery

Approximately 50 percent of Surgical Site Infections are preventable with proper use of prophylactic antibiotics.  Administering these antibiotics focuses on wellness by helping to reduce the risk of complications, shorten your hospital stay and lower overall costs attributed to infections.

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SCIP
July 2007 thru June 2008 Our Score National Benchmark State Average
Prophylactic Antibiotic Received within 1 hour Prior to Surgical Incision Overall Rate 94.6 83 82

Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients Overall Rate

96.5 90 92

Prophylactic Antibiotic Discontinued within 24 hours of Surgery End Time Overall Rate

93.1 80 76

Prophylactic Antibiotic Received within 1 hour Prior to Surgical Incision Other Cardiac Surgery

94.6 not avail. not avail.

Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients Other Cardiac Surgery

97.4 not avail. not avail.
Prophylactic Antibiotic Discontinued within 48 hours of Surgery End Time Other Cardiac Surgery 86.1 not avail. not avail.
Prophylactic Antibiotic Received within 1 hour Prior to Surgical Incision Colon Surgery 77.4 not avail. not avail.
Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients Colon Surgery 90.2 not avail. not avail.

Prophylactic Antibiotic Discontinued within 24 hours of Surgery End Time Colon Surgery

93.9 not avail. not avail.

Prophylactic Antibiotic Received within 1 hour Prior to Surgical Incision Hysterectomy

93.9 not avail. not avail.

Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients Hysterectomy  

93.8 not avail. not avail.
Prophylactic Antibiotic Discontinued within 24 hours of Surgery End Time Hysterectomy 93 not avail. not avail.

Prophylactic Antibiotic Received within 1 hour Prior to Surgical Incision Vascular Surgery  

84.2 not avail. not avail.

Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients Vascular Surgery

97.5 not avail. not avail.
Prophylactic Antibiotic Discontinued within 24 hours of Surgery End Time Vascular Surgery 82.9 not avail. not avail.
Surgery Patients with Recommended VTE prophylaxis 95.8 80 82
Surgery Patients who Received appropriate VTE prophylaxis within 24 hrs pre op and 24 hrs post op 94.2 76 75

What this means to me? At Methodist, you receive antibiotics as necessary to prevent a surgical site infection.  This antibiotic is also stopped in time to prevent resistance to these antibiotics. 

Last Updated: November 2008

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