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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.

Key

 
Performance is below the national benchmark

# = too few eligible cases to calculate a reliable statistic

n/a = the national or state average for the indicator is not available

 
Performance is the same as national benchmark
 
Performance exceeds the national benchmark

 

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Surgery - Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)

April 2010 - March 2011

Our Score National Benchmark State Average
Prophylactic Antibiotic Received within 1 hour Prior to Surgical Incision
Prophylactic Antibiotic Received within 1 hour Prior to Surgical Incision Overall Rate

99.42

97

97

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

100

n/a n/a

Prophylactic Antibiotic Received within 1 hour Prior to Surgical Incision - Colon Surgery

98.04

n/a n/a

Prophylactic Antibiotic Received within 1 hour Prior to Surgical Incision - Hysterectomy

98.51

n/a n/a

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

98.08

n/a n/a
Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients
Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients Overall Rate

98.55

97
97
Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients - Other Cardiac Surgery

100

n/a n/a
Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients - Colon Surgery

94.12

n/a n/a

Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients - Hysterectomy

96.30

n/a n/a

Prophylactic Antibiotic Selection for Surgical Patients - Vascular Surgery

98.11

n/a n/a
Prophylactic Antibiotic Discontinued within 24 hours of Surgery End Time

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

96.85 94 94
Prophylactic Antibiotic Discontinued within 24 hours of Surgery End Time - Other Cardiac Surgery

100

n/a n/a

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

93.88

n/a n/a

Prophylactic Antibiotic Discontinued within 24 hours of Surgery End Time - Hysterectomy

97.01

n/a n/a
Prophylactic Antibiotic Discontinued within 24 hours of Surgery End Time - Vascular Surgery

100

n/a n/a
Additional Surgical Measures
Surgery Patients with Recommended VTE prophylaxis ordered

92.49

94 94
Surgery Patients who Received appropriate VTE prophylaxis within 24 hrs Pre-operative and 24 hrs Post-operative

92.98

92 92
Surgery Patients with Controlled 6 a.m. Post-operative Serum Glucose 97.01 93

92

Surgery Patients on Beta Blocker Therapy that Received Beta Blocker During Peri-operative Period

96.23

92

91

Surgery Patients with Appropriate Hair Removal

99.77

99

99

Surgery Patients whose Urinary Catheter was Removed on Post-operative Day 1 or 2

97.58

89

88

Surgery Patients with Peri-operative Temperature Management

99.86

n/a

n/a

Appropriate Care Score

91.87

n/a

n/a

What this means to me? We have a system in place to recognize and incorporate the highest level standards of practice into your care.

National & State Benchmark Source: Hospital Compare (reporting period July 2009 - June 2010)

For more information regarding this report, please contact Cindy Hale at (309) 672-5986.

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Last Updated: July 2011

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