Surgery Quality Data
Hospitals can reduce the risk of wound infection after surgery by making sure patients get the right medicines at the right time on the day of their surgery. Surgical site infections account for 15 percent of all hospital-acquired infections. This measure shows how often our medical center gave these medicines to our surgery patients within defined time periods during the fourth quarter of 2011.
- Percent of surgery patients who were taking beta blockers before coming to the hospital and were given beta blockers just before and after their surgery.
- Percent of surgery patients who were given an antibiotic within one hour before surgery to help prevent infection.
- Percent of surgery patients who were given the right antibiotic to help prevent infection.
- Percent of surgery patients whose preventive antibiotics were stopped within 24 hours after surgery.
- Percent of surgery patients whose blood sugar was under control in the days right after surgery.
- Percent of surgery patients who had hair removed when needed using electric clippers or hair removal cream – not a razor.
- Percent of surgery patients whose urinary catheters were removed on the first or second day after surgery.
- Percent of surgery patients whose body temperature was near normal by the end of surgery.
- Percent of surgery patients whose doctors ordered treatments to prevent blood clots after certain types of surgeries.
- Percent of patients who got treatment within 24 hours after certain types of surgery to help prevent blood clots.
